Major Events
- Jan 1 French explorers Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye are the first Europeans to reach the foot of the Rocky Mountains at the Yellow River, having crossed the Great Plains [1]
- Feb 3 Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants
- Feb 8 Comet C/1743 C1 approaches within 0.0390 AUs of Earth
- Feb 14 Henry Pelham becomes Britain's First Lord of Treasury
- Mar 5 1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published in Boston
- Mar 14 1st American town meeting is held in Boston's Faneuil Hall
- Mar 23 George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
- Jun 27 War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria, King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. The last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.
- Jul 18 1st half-page newspaper ad is published (NY Weekly Journal)
- Aug 10 Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated
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1743 in Music
- Mar 23 George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
1743 in Sport
- Aug 16 Champion of England titleholder Jack Broughton publishes 'Rules of the Ring' - earliest boxing code
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Articles About 1743
Battle of Dettingen
King George II with the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of DettingenJune 27
Theatre Madness, But There’s Method In It
Methodist church founder John Wesley wrote in his journal on this day of an astonishing night at the theatre when events almost literally brought the house down.November 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frederick the Great
