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American Declaration of Independence
American Declaration of Independence -
Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom
Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom -
French Declaration of the rights of man and citizen (which says nothing about slaves or women) - French Revoloution
French Declaration of the rights of man and citizen (which says nothing about slaves or women) - French Revoloution -
Tom Paine's The rights of men is published.
Tom Paine's The rights of men is published. -
First Steam Locomotive is operating at Pennydarren, Wales
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Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire
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Meiji Restoration in Japan feudilism is abandoned and capitalism embraced,
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German unification after the Franco-Prussian War leading to Germany's rise as an imperial power.
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Guglielmo Marconi invents the wirless (radio)
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Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia
