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Bastille invaded
Storming of the Bastille ignites the French Revolution -
George Washington
George Washington is inaugurated as first U.S. president -
King Louis XVI executed
King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. Reign of Terror begins -
Great Britian Seizes
Great Britian seizes the Cape Colony in South Africa from the Dutch -
Directory appoints Napoleon
Directory appoints Napoleon commander of French forces in Italy -
Napoleon
Napoleon overthrows the directory through a coup d'etat -
Saint Domingue
Saint Dominge gains independence -
Napoleon crowns himself
Napoleon crowns himself emperor, begins to create a vast European empire
