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Here are some events that happened in 1785:

  • January 1st - First edition of The Times is published in London. (It was called Daily Universal Register at this time)
  • January 7th - Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries travel from Dover to Calais in a hydrogen gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air.
  • January 27th - The University of Georgia is founded.
  • July 6th - The dollar is chosen as the currency for the United States.

See the related link for a full list of events.

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