Britain has a tradition of marking notable places and houses with plaques — “so-and-so stayed here for a few days / dined here / worked here / lived here.” It’s a lovely custom, but to my mind it puts the emphasis on the idea that nothing more significant can ever happen here again.
As a counterpoint, a joke version appeared: “on this site nothing happened,” often mounted on perfectly ordinary houses to make the point that not every place has a momentous history.
Although it’s meant as an absurdity, and 1782 was an utterly unremarkable year, it’s worth noting that there was a moment in history when, briefly, nothing really did happen — the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, and that was in 1752.