Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What happened in the 54th year of the 18th century?, Context: The trial in Manhattan of John Peter Zenger in 1735 helped to establish the freedom of the press in North America. In 1754, Columbia University was founded under charter by King George II as King's College in Lower Manhattan. The Stamp Act Congress met in New York in October 1765 as the Sons of Liberty organized in the city, skirmishing over the next ten years with British troops stationed there.
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Columbia University was founded under charter by King George II as King's College in Lower Manhattan