Prime Minister Frederick North, Earl of Guilford, of Great Britain, resigns after Parliament refuses to appropriate any more funding against the American bid for independence.
[restored 9/3/2021]
Subsequent Events:
References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1037.
Current U.s. National Debt:
