Documents in Year 1752                     

Links of Interest:

• King George II, British Monarch over American Colonies

• Bedford County, Virginia

Bedford County was created 27 February 1752 from Albemarle and Lunenburg Counties.

• Benjamin Franklin demonstration to British Royal Society

Benjamin Franklin demonstrates the electrical nature of lightning using a kite and key in a paper to the Royal Society. It is still the world's most famous scientific experiment. He receives the Copley medal in 1753.