1752
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[edit] Events
- February 11 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the US, is opened.
- March 23 - The Halifax Gazette, the first Canadian newspaper
- June 6 - Fire destroys part of Moscow
- June 15 - Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity using a kite and a key.
- September 14, Gregorian Calendar - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, making it necessary to skip eleven days (September 2 being followed directly by September 14 this year)
- Adam Smith at the University of Glasgow transfers to professor of moral philosophy
- English Scientist Lord John Davies first observes what is later recognised as respiratory collapse