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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
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Queen Victoria dies and is succeeded by King Edward VII.
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World War I takes place.
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The stock market crashes and the Great Depression begins.
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The United Nations is formed.
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India gains independence from British rule.
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Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to journey into space.
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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The Vietnam War comes to an end.