May 1st, 1707: The 1707 Act of Union is signed, uniting England (including Wales) and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain.[1]
1756: The humpback whalespecies is identified by Mathurin Jacques Brisson.[2]
July 4th, 1776: The United States of America is founded with the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. By 2271, the United States will be made up of 56 different states from the North American continent.[3]
September 17, 1776: Spain establishes the Presidio as a military garrison in San Francisco.[1][4]
April 30, 1789: George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States