Events

• March 29-April 26 British Captain James Cook
  James Cook
  Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
  
   explores Alaska
  Alaska
  Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
  
  n coast, seeking Northwest Passage
  Northwest Passage
  The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
  
   back to the Atlantic. On the last of three voyages to the west coast, he travels as far north as the Bering Strait and claims Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island for the British. While there, he trades for sea otter pelts. On the way back to England his crew almost mutinied, desperately wanting to go back to the Pacific Northwest, after stopping in China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
   and discovering how much sea otter
  Otter
  The Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals....
  
   pelts were worth.
• The American colonies ally with France.
• The English overrun the southern states, but are weakened by a French blockade of shipping.
• After landing at Nootka Sound
  Nootka Sound
  Nootka Sound is a complex inlet or sound of the Pacific Ocean on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Historically also known as King George's Sound, as a strait it separates Vancouver Island and Nootka Island.-History:The inlet is part of the...
  
   in August, former British naval captain John Meares
  John Meares
  John Meares was a navigator, explorer, and maritime fur trader, best known for his role in the Nootka Crisis, which brought Britain and Spain to the brink of war.- Career :...
  
   arrives from Macao (sailing under the Portuguese flag) with 70 Chinese carpenters. He supervises the building of another ship and housing at Nootka Sound
  Nootka Sound
  Nootka Sound is a complex inlet or sound of the Pacific Ocean on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Historically also known as King George's Sound, as a strait it separates Vancouver Island and Nootka Island.-History:The inlet is part of the...
  
   as the post becomes the centre of the pelt and fur trades in the Pacific Northwest.
• The primitive form of hockey is explained to pelters by the natives and soon after leads to the form of hockey seen today.
• Spinning mule invented to spin multiple strands of yarn.
• First treaty between the United States and an Indian nation is negotiated with the Delaware; they are offered the prospect of statehood
• British and Iroquois forces attack and massacre American settlers in western New York and Pennsylvania.

Births

• April 12 - John Strachan
  John Strachan
  John Strachan was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto.-Early life:Strachan was the youngest of six children born to a quarry worker in Aberdeen, Scotland. He graduated from King's College, Aberdeen in 1797...
  
  , first Anglican Bishop of Toronto
  Bishop of Toronto
  Bishop of Toronto may refer to:* the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Toronto* the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto* the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of the Metropolis of Toronto...
  
  , Born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d.1867
  1867 in Canada
  See also:1866 in Canada,other events of 1867,1868 in Canada.----Events from the year 1867 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch — Queen Victoria*Prime Minister — John A. Macdonald*Premier of New Brunswick — Andrew R...
  
  )

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• David Willson
  David Willson (1778-1866)
  David Willson was a religious leader and mystic who was instrumental in founding the breakaway sect of Quakers, 'The Children of Peace' or 'Davidites' based at Sharon in York County, Upper Canada in 1812...
  
  , religious leader and mystic (d.1866
  1866 in Canada
  See also:1865 in Canada,other events of 1866,1867 in Canada.----Events from the year 1866 in Canada.-Events:*May–June - The 1866 New Brunswick election...
  
  )

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