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Catherine the Great comes to power in Russia
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Scottish engineer James Watt improved the steam engine.
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Spinning jenny invented
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Cook claims Australia for Britain
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Futa Toro outlaws slave trade
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Owen begins social reforms at New Lanark
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Napoleon becomes emperor of France
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Fulton develop first successful steamboat, the Clermont
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Congress of Vienna meets to restore stability in Europe
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The world’s first major rail line began operating between the British industrial cities of Liverpool and Manchester.
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1848 Revolutions sweep Europe
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Marx and Engels publish the Communist Manifesto, to serve as the platform of the Communist League.
