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American Declaration of independence announced the American colonies independence from Great Britain
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was a battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces.
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the first fleet arrives in Botany Bay, beginning Britsh Settlement in Australia.
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Outbreak of the French revolution as a consequence of high bread prices and dissatisfaction with the ruling aristocrats who levied high taxes to support extravagant life styles
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The period of the French Revolution during which thousands of people were executed
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Edward Hargraves discovers gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, triggering several gold rushes around Australia
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The First Parliment House of Australia Opens Up.
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World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia