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History
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The first blast furnaces are used in england
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James Watt invents the steam engine
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Captain cook first sights the 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 passes a bill abolishing the trading of slaves in their territories
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A potato blight in Ireland creates widespread famine
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Freed American slaves found the republic of Liberia in west Africa
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The Victorian gold rush begins
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The American civil war begins
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Abraham Lincoln issues the emancipation proclamation
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The American civil war ends
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Australia celebrates federation