Diderots' first volume of the Encyclopeie is published. The Lightening conductor is invented by Benjamin Franklin. Chinese invade and conquer Tibet. 1753 Swedish biologist Carolus Linnaeus publishes his system of plant classification. The founding of the British Museum.
War unofficially begins.
The Albany Congress begins. Benjamin Franklin writes the Albany Plan of Union. Thomas Chippendale publishes The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Directory. The French and Indian War Officially begins in America. The independent state of Corsica is founded by Pasquale Paoli.