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300
Polynesians reach the Marquesas Islands
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800
Polynesians reach the Society Islands
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English explorer Samuel Wallis lands on Tahiti
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Captain Cook arrives on Tahiti and observes the transit of Venus
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The HMS BOUNTY arrives on Tahiti.
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Tahitian War of Independence.
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Tahitians become French citizens.
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France concludes nuclear testing and begins closing the testing facilities in the Tuamotus.