May 10
May 10
Final volume of serialized novel “Tom Jones” is published
The 10th volume of Henry Fielding’s novel Tom Jones was printed on this day in 1749. The novel, serialized in 10 small volumes, told the humorous story of the attempts…
A Year In History: 1749
This Year in History:
1749
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
May 19
May 19
Ohio Company chartered, encouraging colonization of the West
King George II of England grants the Ohio Company a charter of several hundred thousand acres of land around the forks of the Ohio River, thereby promoting westward settlement by…
November 23
November 23
Reluctant Patriot Edward Rutledge is born
On this day in 1749, Edward Rutledge, one of South Carolina’s representatives to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, is born in Charleston. Contrary to the majority of his Congressional colleagues,…
December 6
December 6
French‑Canadian explorer La Verendrye dies
In the midst of planning another expedition to search for the elusive Northwest Passage, French‑Canadian explorer La Verendrye dies at the age of sixty‑four in Montreal, Canada. Born in 1685…
