1707 - The Act of UnionThe Acts of Union were twin Acts of Parliament passed in 1707 (going into effect on 26 March) in the Scottish and the English Parliaments. The effect was twofold: to create a new Kingdom of Great Britain (though the name was used on occasion since 1604 to joins EnglandEngland and Wales (red), with the rest of the United Kingdom (pink). England and Wales are two separate countries within the United Kingdom. However, for many administrative purposes they are treated as the single entity England and Wales . Specifically,, and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great BritainThe United Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the merger of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707 (see Act of Union 1707). A single parliament and government, based in Westminster in London, ran the entire kingdom. They had shared a monarch si.
1753Events January 1 Britain and its colonies adopt the idea that 1st January should be New Year's Day, following adoption of the Gregorian calendar in September 1752. The concept was first conceived in 1582, but suffered from slow public adoption. April 5 Fo - Publication of Species Plantarum by LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus (later, Carl von Linn ( May 23, 1707 January 10, 1778) was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. He is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology (see History of ecology). Biography Carl, and the formal start date of plantGreen algae land plants (embryophytes non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta liverworts Anthocerophyta hornworts Bryophyta mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta clubmosses Equisetophyta horsetails Pteridophyta "true"taxonomyTaxonomy may refer to either a hierarchical classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. Almost anythinganimate objects, inanimate objects, places, and eventsmay be classified according to some taxonomic scheme. Mathematicall adopted by the International Code of Botanical NomenclatureThe International Code of Botanical Nomenclature is the set of rules according to which plants are given their formal botanical names (scientific names). These names are sometimes called 'Latin' names. It specifies the standards and forms of names given t.
1884 - Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States
1886 - The start of the general strike which eventually won the eight-hour workday in the United States. These events are today commemorated as May Day or Labour Day in most industrialized countries.
