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11 December
Royal Yacht Britannia is retired to Edinburgh
09 March
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
17 April
The Kelpies are unveiled
08 March
Oor Wullie makes his first appearance in print
04 December
First and last editions of comic The Dandy are published