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3400 BCE
Writing
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2550 BCE
The Great Pyramid
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323 BCE
Death of Alexander the Great
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9 BCE
Gunpowder
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5 BCE
Birth of Christ
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476
Fall of the Roman Empire
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610
Islam Founded
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957
Sputnik Launched
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1436
Printing Press (Gutenberg)
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Pilgrims Land Plymouth Rock
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American Independence
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Steam Locomotive
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Phonograph
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U.S. Civil War Ends
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Typewriter
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Telephone
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Light Bulb
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Coca-Cola
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Diesel Engine
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Wright Bros. Fly
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World War I
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Motion Pictures: Birth of a Nation debuts
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Transatlantic Flight
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First Radio Station
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Television (Philo F.)
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World War II Begins
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A-Bombs dropped on Japan
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Polio Vaccine (Salk)
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McDonald’s
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Betamax
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Pong Debuts
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VHS
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PC wins Time Magazine “Man of the Year”
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CD
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Motorola DynaTec Cell Phone
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World Wide Web
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Cloning of Dolly
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Netflix Streaming
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iPod debuts (hard drive)
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iPhone debuts
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today