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Queen Victoria of England married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha
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The Crimean War began
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Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States
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Yellowstone National Park was established as the first National Park in the US
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An enormous volcano erupted at Krakatoa
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The United States declared war against Spain
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The Wright brothers invented the first gas-motored airplane
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The United States entered WWI
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World War I ended
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Grand Mosque of Paris inaugurated