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539 BCE
Cyrus the Great
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538 BCE
Cyrus Cylinder's tablet
an ancient clay cylinder, now broken into several fragments, on which is written a declaration in Akkadian cuneiform script in the name of Persia's Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great. -
British petition of rights
onstitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
english enlightenment sweeps europe
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Portugal establishes slavery
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America declares independence
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Americas revolution
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French revolution
was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, -
U.S bill of rights
Transcript Text. On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. ... Ten of the proposed 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures on December 15, 1791. -
Napoleon invades europe
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sixth coalition napoleon
In the War of the Sixth Coalition, a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German states finally defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba. Wikipedia -
Mahatma Ghandi leats india protests
Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi begins a defiant march to the sea in protest of the British monopoly on salt -
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
The Jallianwahla Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims. -
Salt march lead by mahatma ghandi
The Salt March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) to protest British rule -
Ghandi- Irwin Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, -
United Nations Established
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945