Historical records

January

12 January 17731st Antarctic Circle CrossingJames Cook

Antarctic Circle · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

1st person to cross the Antarctic circle

17 January 1773Discovery of AntarcticaJames Cook

Antarctic Circle · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

First recorded crossing of the Antarctic Circle during Cook's second voyage

16 December 1773Reballion of Rebels in BostonFrederick North Guildford, 2nd

Boston · Government / Whig Party Government

Merchants board a boycotted ship to hold a tea Party & throw its tea overboard

16 December 1773Reballion of Rebels in LondonFrederick North Guildford, 2nd

London · Government / Whig Party Government

1st tea ship is boycotted in Boston by the British

1773Birmingham Assay OfficeJohn Smalman

Birmingham · Economy / Jewellery Industry

The Birmingham Assay Office begins hallmarking locally manufactured silver goods.

1773CaptainRichard Pearson

Warfare / Military

Appointed Captain

1773Discovery of Tonga IslandsJames Cook

Tonga Islands · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Cook 1st visits Tonga

1773HMS SeahorseHoratio Nelson

East Indies · Warfare / Military

Sails to the East Indies aboard HMS Seahorse.

1773ICCCFrederick North Guildford, 2nd

Government / Whig Party Government

Founds Inter-Colonial Committee's of Correspondence

1773Polar BearHoratio Nelson

Arctic Ocean · Exploration / Arctic Expedition

According to later tradition, tries to confront a polar bear during the expedition.

1773Southern Ocean ExpeditionJames Cook

Southern Ocean · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Continues probing the southern ice after crossing the Antarctic Circle, disproving many hopes for an easily habitable southern continent

1773TrialFrederick North Guildford, 2nd

London · Government / Whig Party Government

The British Government holds the HMS Gaspee trials in Great Britain