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History
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First blast furnaces are used in England
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James watt invents the steam engine
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Captain cool first sights east coast of Australia
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The first fleet arrives in Botany Bay
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The French Revolution begins
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
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The British parliament passed a bill abolishing the trading of slaves in their territories.
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Freed American slaves found the republic of Liberia in west Africa