WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 18. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 18. century

Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. (8. March 1736)

An agreement between Nadir Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku. (10. March 1735)

The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time. (11. March 1702)

Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation. (11. March 1708)

New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George was burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741. (18. March 1741)

The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization. (22. March 1713)

Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne. (22. March 1739)

James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth. (23. March 1708)

The Acts of Union 1707 is signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. (24. March 1707)

Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February. She had been wanting to rule jointly with her husband in the same manner as William and Mary in the British Isles, but after the Riksdag of the Estates said no to this, she chose to abdicate the throne in his favour instead. (24. March 1720)

Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg concertos, BWV 1046-1051. (24. March 1721)

Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed. (24. March 1731)

A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provokes the Bangorian Controversy. (31. March 1717)

Sir Robert Walpole takes office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I. (4. April 1721)

The Statute of Anne receives the Royal Assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom. (5. April 1710)

The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island. (5. April 1722)

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway. (6. April 1712)

Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion BWV 245 at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig. (7. April 1724)

Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated. (8. April 1730)

War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate HMS Princess. (8. April 1740)