Thomas Muir, lawyer and political activist, arrested and charged with sedition.
Thomas Muir, also known as Thomas Muir of Huntershill, was a Scottish political reformer and advocate of democratic principles in the late 18th century. He is best known for his role in advocating for political and social reforms and for his subsequent arrest and trial.
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John Paul Jones, died
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 06, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States’ first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.
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Adam Smith, died
Adam Smith FRSA (baptized 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish[a] economist and philosopher who was a pioneer of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Forth and Clyde Canal Opened
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. This allowed navigation from Edinburgh on the east coast to the port of Glasgow on the west coast. The canal is 35 miles (56 km) long and it runs from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, and had an important basin at Port Dundas in Glasgow.
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First lighthouse in Scotland opened at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh
The first lighthouse in Scotland was established at Kinnaird Head in Fraserburgh.
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Poems of Robert Burns, published
Kilmarnock Edition of the poems of Robert Burns Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect first published.
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The Royal Society of Edinburgh incorporated by charter.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. As of 2021, there are around 1,800 Fellows.
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Glasgow Herald newspaper first published
The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783. The Herald is the longest running national newspaper in the world and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world. The title was simplified from The Glasgow Herald in 1992. Following the closure of the Sunday Herald, the Herald on Sunday was launched as a Sunday edition on 9 September 2018.
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James Bruce discovers the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana in north-west Ethiopia.
James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794), a Scottish explorer, a British traveller and travel writer, is credited with rediscovering the source of the Blue Nile. In 1770, he reached Lake Tana in north-west Ethiopia, which he identified as the source of the Blue Nile. Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and is located in the Amhara Region.
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Haggis was served on board Captain James Cooks ship Endeavour
HMS Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771.
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