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February 6. Louis XVI's France enters the war on the side of the Colonies. April 1. Oliver Pollock, a businessman from New Orleans, is the first to use the "$" sign referring to the American dollar. April 23. The continental Navy destroys British ships and fortifications at Whitehaven, Cumbria, Northern England. May 30. Philosopher and novelist François-Marie Arouet aka Voltaire dies at the age of 83. June 18. Continental troops reconquer Philadelphia. July 2. Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau dies at the age of 66. La Scala, one of the biggest theatres in the world, is under construction in Milan.
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