The War of the Spanish Succession begins: Charles II (a Hapsburg), of Spain dies without an heir.  This immediately begins a dynastic war between the pro-Austrian House of Hapsburg and the pro-French House of Bourbon.

       [restored 10/26/2024]

Subsequent Events:

8/13/1704                   7/13/1713

References:

Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 3:28-30.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,190,276,558,466

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