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  • England, United Kingdom
    1786
    Robert Fulton

    Fulton traveled to Europe

    England, United Kingdom
    1786

    At the age of 23, Fulton traveled to Europe, where he would live for the next twenty years. He went to England in 1786, carrying several letters of introduction to Americans abroad from prominent individuals he had met in Philadelphia. He had already corresponded with artist Benjamin West; their fathers had been close friends. West took Fulton into his home, where Fulton lived for several years and studied painting. Fulton gained many commissions painting portraits and landscapes, which allowed him to support himself. He continued to experiment with mechanical inventions.




  • Schonbrunn Castle, Vienna, Austria
    Saturday Feb 11, 1786
    Mozart

    Joseph II and the composing of The Impresario

    Schonbrunn Castle, Vienna, Austria
    Saturday Feb 11, 1786

    In January 1786, Mozart had taken on a new commission for opera. Without doubt his decision was motivated by the appeal that came from the emperor himself, in memory of the sister of the emperor. The welcome sum of 50 ducats was given him by Emperor Joseph II itself. In addition, Mozart produced an opera, called The Impresario.




  • Massachusetts, U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 30, 1786
    George Washington

    Shays' Rebellion erupted in Massachusetts

    Massachusetts, U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 30, 1786

    When Shays' Rebellion erupted in Massachusetts on August 29, 1786, over taxation, Washington was further convinced that a national constitution was needed.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 12, 1786
    George Washington

    Some nationalists met together to ask Congress to revise the Articles of Confederation

    U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 12, 1786

    Some nationalists feared that the new republic had descended into lawlessness, and they met together on September 11, 1786, at Annapolis to ask Congress to revise the Articles of Confederation. One of their biggest efforts, however, was getting Washington to attend.




  • Present-Day Balta, Ukraine
    1786
    Ottoman Empire

    Ukrainian Haidamakas entered Balta

    Present-Day Balta, Ukraine
    1786

    In 1768 Russian-backed Ukrainian Haidamakas, pursuing Polish confederates, entered Balta, an Ottoman-controlled town on the border of Bessarabia in Ukraine, massacred its citizens, and burned the town to the ground. This action provoked the Ottoman Empire into the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.




  • Virginia, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 5, 1786
    George Washington

    Washington was chosen to lead the Virginia delegation

    Virginia, U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 5, 1786

    On December 4, 1786, Washington was chosen to lead the Virginia delegation, but he declined on December 21. He had concerns about the legality of the convention and consulted James Madison, Henry Knox, and others. They persuaded him to attend it, however, as his presence might induce reluctant states to send delegates and smooth the way for the ratification process.




  • Sichuan, China
    1786
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1786 Dadu River Landslide Dam

    Sichuan, China
    1786

    1786 Dadu River landslide dam; triggered by the 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake in China. The death toll from this landslide is estimated to be 100,000 people.


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