The United States Continental Congress awarded the Fidelity Medallion as early as 1780, to three specified men for a particular incident, as a one-off award, which was characteristic of early military decorations.

Although the Fidelity Medallion is older, after being issued to three soldiers for a specific event in 1780 it was never awarded again, so the Badge of Military Merit is often considered the oldest.

The Fidelity Medallion is the oldest decoration of the United States military and was created by act of the Continental Congress in 1780.

Slavery was prohibited in Massachusetts by the terms of the constitution of 1780, which declared `` all men are born free and equal ''.

His grandfather, also called John Aikin ( 1713 – 1780 ), was a Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy.

The first separate edition of Alcaeus was by Christian David Jani and it was published at Halle in 1780.

* Mike Fink ( c. 1770 / 1780 – c. 1823 ) called " king of the keelboaters ", was a semi-legendary brawler and river boatman who exemplified the tough and hard-drinking men who ran keelboats up and down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

The current edifice was erected in 1780 over a pre-existing church which was allegedly destroyed by Cangrande della Scala.

Corsica was annexed to France in 1780.

Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz (; July 1, 1780 – November 16, 1831 ) was a Prussian soldier and military theorist who stressed the moral ( in modern terms, " psychological ") and political aspects of war.

Clausewitz was born on June 1, 1780 in Burg bei Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia, the fourth and youngest son of a middle-class family.

The original ' Cottage ' was built in 1780, by William Craven, the sixth Baron Craven and was located on the centre circle of the pitch.

However only a small minority actually had a voice ; Parliament was elected by only a few percent of the population, ( less than 3 % as late as 1780 ), and the power to call parliament was at the pleasure of the monarch ( usually when he or she needed funds ).

In 1775, Darwin met Elizabeth Pole, daughter of Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore, and wife of Colonel Edward Pole ( 1718 – 1780 ); but as she was married, Darwin could only make his feelings known for her through poetry.

Gerry was a Massachusetts delegate to the Continental Congress from February 1776 to 1780.

As part of the fledgling nation's government, he was treasurer of the Continental Loan Office in 1778 ; appointed judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania in 1779 and reappointed in 1780 and 1787 ; and helped ratify the Constitution during the constitutional convention in 1787.

The current standard composition for the black powders that are manufactured by pyrotechnicians was adopted as long ago as 1780.

* Italian Lazzaro Spallanzani ( 1729 – 99 ) was among early physicians to disregard Galen's theories, and in 1780 he gave experimental proof on the action of gastric juice on foodstuffs.

The Austrian branch went extinct in the male person in 1740 with the death of Charles VI and in the female person in 1780 with the death of his daughter Maria Theresa and was succeeded by the Vaudemont branch of the House of Lorraine in the person of her son Joseph II.

It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ( 1780 – 1839 ) from an array of autonomous Punjabi Misls.

When Charleston was captured by the British in 1780, Middleton accepted defeat and status as a British subject.

This harpsichord is the work of two celebrated makers: originally constructed by Andreas Ruckers in Antwerp ( 1646 ), it was later remodeled and expanded by Pascal Taskin in Paris ( 1780 ).

As the youngest delegate to the Continental Congress ( 1780 – 83 ), Madison was considered a legislative workhorse and a master of parliamentary coalition building.

Before 1780 there was no good method for making copies of letters or drawings.

In June 1780 Amherst oversaw the British army as they suppressed the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London: after the outbreak of rioting Amherst deployed the small London garrison of Horse and Foot Guards as best as he could but was hindered by the reluctance of the civil magistrates to authorise decisive action against the rioters.

The most prominent landmarks in the suburb are the A40, a major dual-carriageway ; Horsenden Hill, above sea level ; the small Parish Church of Holy Cross ( 14th century ); and Betham House, built by Edward Betham ( c. 1780 ).

Many of his teachings were recorded by his disciples and appeared in anthologies " MaggiD DebaraV le-Ya ' akoV " ( מגיד דבריו ליעקב the last letters of which title spell " Dov "), known also under the title of Likkutei Amarim (" Collected Sayings "), published at Korets in 1780 ( second edition with additions Korets 1784 ), and frequently reprinted ; Likkutim Yekarim (" Precious Collections "), published at Lemberg in 1792 ; Or Torah ( the largest collection ) published in Korets 1804 ; Or Ha ' emet published in Husiatin 1899 ; Kitvei Kodesh ( small collection ) published in Lemberg 1862 ; Shemu ' ah Tovah ( small collection ) published in Warsaw 1938.

He spent his later years in retirement at Flux, a small property which he had purchased near Beaugency, and died there on 3 August 1780.

A small battle was fought during the American Revolution in 1780 near Fort Klock, which lies to the east of St. Johnsville.

In addition, in 1780, he was presented to the small rectory of Asterby in Lincolnshire, and three years later the vicarage of Hatton near Warwick.

In 1780 his father's death provided him with a small fortune, and he went to London.

Her remaining four children ( Ekaterina, Elizaveta, Peter and Alexei ) were released from prison in to the custody of their aunt, the Danish queen dowager Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, in 30 June 1780 and settled in Jutland, were they lived in comfort under house arrest in Horsens for the rest of their lives under the guardianship of Juliana and at the expense of Catherine the Great: having lived as prisoners, they were not used to social life, and kept a small " court " of 40 / 50 people, all Danish except for the priest

The gardens were designed by Henry Hoare II and laid out between 1741 and 1780 in a classical 18th-century design set around a large lake, achieved by damming a small stream.

He spent the rest of his days in a small estate at Hruszówka, where he died on August 8, 1780.

This was the beginning of several small projects within the residence, that included: the painting of the Sala das Bicas ; the replacement of azulejo along the southern veranda ( 1778 ); construction of the birdhouses ( 1780 ); and the beginning of the construction of the Neoclassical horse training space ( today in the space occupied by the National Coach Museum ) by Italian Giacomo Azzolini ( 1828 ).

Two years later, Collingwood succeeded Nelson as Commander ( 20 June 1779 ) of, and the next year he again succeeded Nelson as Post-Captain ( 22 March 1780 ) of, a small frigate.

The thin stretch of rock that used to close off the crater collapsed in 1780, admitting the sea through a channel ; the entrance is only a few meters deep, thus allowing only very small ships or boats to enter the crater.

When the combined fleet wintered at Brest and Cádiz respectively, during the winter 1779 – 80, Lángara was left in command of a small squadron of 11, mostly smaller ships of the line and with this, he faced the entire naval strength of 21 battleships and 11 frigates under Sir George Rodney off the stormy, dark cliffs of Cape Santa María, in the afternoon of 16 January 1780.

Born in London to an entertainer father, Grimaldi began to perform as a small child, making his stage debut at Drury Lane in 1780.

On May 6, 1780, with the remnant of Maj. Benjamin Huger's cavalry, he crossed the Santee River and captured a small party of British, but while waiting at Lanneau's Ferry to recross the river, he was surprised and defeated by Col. Banastre Tarleton.

The small city had been the capital of Virginia from 1699 until 1780.

Canova went on to enjoy small commissions, but his fame did not come until 1780 when he travelled to Rome and found himself inspired and invigorated by the scope and quality of the art and architecture.

Boston was transformed from a relatively small and economically stagnant town in 1780 to a bustling seaport and cosmopolitan center with a large and highly mobile population by 1800.

There are 14 small hydropower stations in Qüxü County with a total installed capacity of 1780 kilowatts, creating an annual four million kW · h of electricity.

On 20 April 1780 Cornwallis was in command of a small squadron of two line-of-battle ships, the Lion and and one large 44-gun frigate,.

In 1780, Chouteau played a small role in the Battle of St. Louis, in which the village was defended against a British-led Native American attack.