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1692| 1607–1700 | North America, UK [food and drink] | Fruits introduced to the North American colonies from England include apples, which adapt well in New England, and peaches, which grow easily in Virginia and other warmer regions. Native vegetables like pumpkins, squash, and beans are favoured over European vegetables. | | 1640–1700 | North America [literature and language] | Literacy rates in the colonies, particularly in New England, are high relative to those in the Old World. Shipton, New England has a 95% literacy rate; males in Virginia have a literacy rate between 54% and 60%. | | 1689–1724 | UK [horse-racing] | The Byerley Turk, the Darley Arabian, and the Godolphin Arab, the horses from which all modern thoroughbreds are descended in the male line, are imported to England from the Middle East and north Africa. | | 1690–1692 | North America, UK [law and government] | King William III and Queen Mary II of Britain slowly establish their authority over the British colonies by issuing new charters. James II's policy of centralization and unification in North America is greatly watered down. | | May - October 1692 | North America [crime and punishment] | A witch-hunt takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. Amongst mounting public hysteria, the civil magistrates, encouraged by the clergy, set up a special court to try the 150 accused. 19 convicted witches are hanged and others are imprisoned. The scare begins to die down in September, the special court is dissolved in October, and the remaining prisoners released. Later, the Massachusetts's General Court annuls the convictions. | | 16 August - 12 September 1692 | France, Savoy, Italy [War of the League of Augsburg (1688–97)] | Allied troops launch an invasion of France from Savoy. They converge on Embrun in Dauphiné, which capitulates on 16 August. However, because of supply problems they decide to withdraw on 12 September. France remains free from foreign troops for the rest of the Nine Years' War (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg). |
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