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The US Declaration of Independence
Ratified: July 4, 1776 -
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European Settlement of Australia
13 May 1787, a fleet of 11 ships sailed from England. They reached Botany Bay on 18 January 1788 -
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French Revolution
5 May 1789 – 9 November 1799
(10 years, 6 months and 4 days) -
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Spanish American Wars of Independence
25 September 1808 – 29 September 1833
(25 years and 4 days) -
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Indian Rebellion
10 May 1857 – 1 November 1858
(1 year and 6 months) -
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US Civil War
12 Apr. 1861 – 13 May 1865 -
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Meiji Restoration
1868 – 1912 -
Invention of the telephone
March 10, 1876 -
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The Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was the occupation, division, and colonisation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914 -
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Boer War
11 Oct. 1899 – 31 May 1902 -
Invention of powered Flight
December 17, 1903 -
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World War 1
28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918
(4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks) -
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Russian Revolution
8 Mar. 1917 – 7 Nov. 1917 -
Discovery of Penicillin
1928 -
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World War II
1 Sep. 1939 – 2 Sep. 1945 -
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Vietnam War
1 Nov. 1955 – 30 Apr. 1975 -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
16 Oct. 1962 – 28 Oct. 1962 -
Martin Luther-King’s “I have a dream speech”
August 28, 1963 -
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Moon Landing - America
16 Jul. 1969 – 24 Jul. 1969 -
Hong Kong Returns to China
1 July 1997