Titania and Oberon Discovered Jan 11 Titania and Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel Astronomer William Herschel Jan 25 Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Capt Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts Jan 28 Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes Dec 1786 Historical Events by Year Feb 1787 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies