WHAT HAPPENED IN 1768.
Look what happened the 1768.

Polish nobles formed Bar Confederation. (29. February 1768)

In London, England, Great Britain, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus. (4. April 1768)

John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London. (10. May 1768)

James Otis, Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court. (21. June 1768)

Saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (19. August 1768)

James Cook begins his first voyage. (25. August 1768)

Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour. (26. August 1768)

Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. (5. November 1768)

The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway. (1. December 1768)

The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published. (6. December 1768)

King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital. (28. December 1768)