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1786 Nov, 7

The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.

Organized in 1786 as The Stoughton Musical Society, it is America's oldest performing musical organization. For over two centuries it has had many distinguished accomplishments. In 1908, when incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the name was changed to Old Stoughton Musical Society and it has retained that designation.

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    Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

    Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
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    The Marriage of Figaro

    In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
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    St. George Island (Alaska)

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    Jacques Balmat

    Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
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    Penang

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