WHAT HAPPENED IN 1718.
Look what happened the 1718.

The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. (7. May 1718)

James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun. (15. May 1718)

Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him. (26. June 1718)

The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed. (21. July 1718)

Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard. (22. November 1718)

Swedish king Charles XII dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway. (30. November 1718)

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain. (17. December 1718)

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