What happended in 1788?
Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is William Pitt the Younger (Tory). President of the Federal Government in America is Cyrus Griffin (from January 29) as States 4 to 11 (Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York) ratify the United States Constitution. First edition of The Times. The MCC publishes revised Laws of Cricket. Robert Burns writes his version of the Scots poem Auld Lang Syne.
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![]() | ![]() | Guineas | 1788 Guinea - Spade |