2) Southington. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...co., central Conn.; settled 1696, inc. 1779. Manufacturing began in Southington in the 1770s, and its thriving machine tool industry was spurred by inventions made...

3) New Siberian Islands. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Russia in the Arctic Ocean between the Laptev and East Siberian seas. Discovered in the 1770s, they are used for meteorological and other scientific stations....

4) Zhytomyr. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, and was incorporated into Russia in the late 1770s. Population: 299,400....

5) Maidenhead. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...and milling industries as well as a resort. The 13th-century stone bridge was rebuilt in the 1770s....

6) Derby ware. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...in style to contemporary Chelsea ware and Bow ware, whose factories Derby absorbed in the 1770s. It became Royal Crown Derby in 1890 by permission of Queen Victoria....

7) Southington. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...SSW of Hartford; settled 1696, inc. 1779; 41°36'N 72°52'W. Mfg. began in Southington in the 1770s, and its thriving machine-tool industry was spurred by inventions...

8) Sackville. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...fertile agricultural land. The first Baptist church in Canada was established there in the 1770s. Sackville is the seat of Mt. Allison Univ....

9) Sackville. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...marshes, creating fertile agr. land. The 1st Baptist church in Canada was est. here in the 1770s. Sackville is the seat of Mt. Allison Univ....

10) Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...when, believing himself passed over for promotion, he abruptly resigned in the early 1770s. He returned to service only in 1787 after Frederick's death. He fought...