Dictionary of dates, and universal reference

Relating to all ages and nations. Comprehending every remarkable occurrence, ancient and modern. The foundation, laws, and governments of countries, their progress in civilization, industry, and science, their achievements in arms. The political and social transactions of the British Empire, its civil, military and religious institutions. The origin and advance of human arts and inventions, with copious details of England, Scotland, and Ireland

The whole comprehending a body of information, classical, political and domestic, from the earliest accounts to the present time. By Joseph Haydn