In 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States
The Cornish language died out (however, click here for good news!)
The Second edition of Encyclopedia Britannica is published
The School for Scandal, play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, first performed
The code duello
is adopted at the Clonmel Summer Assizes as the form for pistol duels in Ireland.
It is both quickly denounced and widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna
James Watt builds his first steam engine in Cornwall
On This Day In 1777 Alexander I (Alexander Pavlovitch), Emperor of all Russia was born. Emperor 1801-1825. Died: November 19, 1825
On December 17th 1777 France recognized American independence
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