Events from 1756

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1756 ID: 551
Samuel Morse develops telegraph using mathematical analysis of electrical signals
ID: 551
1756 ID: 552
John Smeaton develops hydraulic cement for Eddystone Lighthouse
ID: 552
1756 ID: 2265
Lord Mansfield establishes marine insurance law in Carter v. Boehm - uberrimae fidei (utmost good faith) doctrine
ID: 2265
1756 ID: 5675
Potatoes save Prussia from famine - Frederick the Great orders cultivation, prevents starvation during Seven Years' War
ID: 5675
Prussia