America’s first insane asylum opens. The history of insane asylums in the United States dates back to the colonial period, when people suffering from mental…
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17 January 1773
Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle. Captain James Cook (1728–1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and…
10 May 1773
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting…
12 October 1773
America’s first insane asylum opens in Virginia. On October 12, 1773, Eastern State Hospital was established, the first insane asylum in what is now the…
13 October 1773
The Whirlpool Galaxy is first discovered by Charles Messier. The Whirlpool Galaxy is a familiar one to stargazers and among the many close galaxy neighbors…