-
Montesquieu publishes book, On the Spirit of Laws
Montesquieu said "power should be a check to power." checkes and balances became the basis for the US Constitution -
America declares independence
The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain. -
French Revolution
The Guiotine was the weapon of torture for he Fench Revolution and Becaire inspired it, no cruel or unusual punishment. -
Napoleon overthrows the Directory through a coup d’etat
He did this without one shot. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor, begins to create a vast European Empire
Napoleon in Egypt, opened up 4000 years of life that we never knew about because he found the Rosetta Stone. -
Haiti wins freedom from France
Haiti is the poorest place in the western hemisphere, and their presidential palace isn't even repaired. -
Padre Hidalgo calls for Mexican Independence
Padre Hidalgo served in a church in Mexico and startes rnging bells not at the hour of mass. -
Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
He called the prussians and told them to come ASAP because napoleons horses were stuck so they come and by the time he gets his horses out of the mud he ends up meeting both armies and meets his “waterloo”.
