 1765 - 1767 (2 years)
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| 1 | 1765 | - 1765: The potato becomes the most popular food in Europe
- 22 Mar 1765: Stamp Act passed – imposed a tax on publications and legal documents in the
American colonies (repealed the following year)
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| 2 | 1766 | - 1766: Start of 'composite' national records on rainfall in the UK
- 5 Dec 1766: Christie's auction house founded in London by James Christie
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| 3 | 1767 | - 1767: Newcomen's steam pumping engine perfected by James Watt
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