January 16 - Vermont declares its independence from New York becoming an independent country, a status it retained until it joined the United States as the 14th state in 1791
The code duello is adopted at the Clonmell Summer Assizes as the form for pistol duels in Ireland. It is quickly denounced and widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world.
... there are 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $58,438, and the median income ...