Editing 1768 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 4]] &ndash; The [[Cotopaxi]] volcano erupts in what is now [[Ecuador]], at the time part of the Spanish [[Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada]], covering the towns of Hambato and Tacunga with ash, but not causing fatalities.<ref>Alexander von Humboldt, ''Picturesque Atlas of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent'' reprinted by Cambridge University Press, 1814, reprinted 2011) p119</ref>
* [[April 5]] &ndash; The [[New York Chamber of Commerce]], first of its kind in the American colonies, is founded by 20 New York merchants at [[Fraunces Tavern|Bolton and Sigel's Tavern]] at 54 Pearl Street in New York City. Former New York City mayor [[John Cruger Jr.]] is elected the Chamber's first president.<ref name=Carruth>Gordon Carruth, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates'', 3rd Edition (Thomas Y. Crowell, 1962) pp76-79</ref>
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Massacre of St George's Fields]]: [[John Wilkes]] is imprisoned for writing an article for ''[[The North Briton]]'', severely criticizing [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III of Great Britain]]. This action provokes protesters to riot; in the [[Southwark]] district of London, troops fire on the mob, killing seven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/LONstgeorge.htm |title=St. George's Field Riot |publisher=Spartacus |access-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127130828/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/LONstgeorge.htm |archive-date=January 27, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[May 15]] &ndash; After the [[Treaty of Versailles (1768)|Treaty of Versailles]], the island of [[Corsica]] is ceded by [[Republic of Genoa|Genoa]] to [[Kingdom of France|France]].
* [[June 14]] &ndash; The largest mass meeting ever held in New England, up to this time, takes place at the [[Old South Church]] to support a petition demanding that the British remove a ship which has been hindering navigation in [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name=Carruth/>
* [[June 20]] &ndash; [[Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)]]: Russia captures the fortress of Bar.