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3400 BCE
writing
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2500 BCE
the great pyramid
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323 BCE
death of Alexander the great
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4 BCE
Birth of Christ
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9
gunpowder
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476
fall of the roman empire
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700
islam founded
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1436
printing press
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1492
Columbus sails to W. indies
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pilgrims land plymouth rock
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american independence
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steam locomotive
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U.S. civil war ends
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typewriter
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phonograph
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light bulb
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diesel engine (patent year)
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wright bros fly
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Fords model T
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First radio station
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world war 1
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motion pictures: birth of a nation debuts
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television
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transatlantic flight
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world war ll begins
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telephone
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polio vaccine
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McDonald's
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sputnik launched
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moonlanding
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pong debuts
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betamax
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VHS
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PC wins time magazine
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CD
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coca-cola
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world wide web
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A bombs dropped on japan
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nanotubes
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cloning of dolly
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Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone
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Netflix streaming
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Ipod debuts
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today