City and county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1752 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Berkshire district and Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district. Its population today is about 44,700.
Before and after
- 1751Encyclopédie
- 1751Discovery of nickel
- 16 March 1751Birth of James Madison
- 25 May 17511751 Concepción earthquake
- 1752Founding of Pittsfield
- from 20 April 1752 to 6 May 1757Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
- 25 May 1754Founding of Columbia University
- from 28 May 1754 to 7 October 1763French and Indian War
- 23 August 1754Birth of Louis XVI of France
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- 1744Rise of House of Saud
The era
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