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Date
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Age
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Historic Event
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Category
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Mar 21, 1685 - Jul 28, 1750
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(-55.5) - 9.9
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Life of Johann Sebastian Bach
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Personalities
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Jan 18, 1689 - Feb 10, 1755
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(-51.7) - 14.5
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Life of Charles De Secondat, Baron de Montequieu
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Personalities
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Jan 17, 1706 - Apr 17, 1790
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(-34.6) - 49.7
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Life of Benjamin Franklin
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Personalities
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Feb 22, 1732 - Dec 14, 1799
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(-8.5) - 59.3
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Life of George Washington
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Personalities
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Dec 23, 1732 - Aug 5, 1792
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(-7.7) - 52.0
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Life of Richard Arkwright
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Personalities
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Aug 28, 1749 - Mar 22, 1832
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9.0 - 91.6
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Life of Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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Personalities
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Nov 1, 1755
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15.2
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Great Lisbon Earthquake
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Disasters
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1756 - 1763
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15.3 - 22.3
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Seven Years' War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Feb 10, 1763
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22.5
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Treaty of 1763 ('Peace of Paris'), Spain cedes Florida to Britain.
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USA
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Aug 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821
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29.0 - 80.7
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Life of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Personalities
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Dec 17, 1770 - Mar 26, 1827
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30.3 - 86.6
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Life of Ludwig von Beethoven
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Personalities
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Dec 16, 1773
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33.3
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Boston Tea Party
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USA
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Jan 20, 1775 - Jun 10, 1836
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34.4 - 95.8
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Life of André Marie Ampère
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Personalities
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Jul 4, 1776
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35.9
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Declaration of Independence
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USA
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Sep 3, 1783
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43.0
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Treaty of Paris 1783, end of the American War of Independence
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USA
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Apr 30, 1789 - Mar 4, 1797
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48.7 - 56.5
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President of the United States of America: George Washington
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USA - Presidents
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Jul 14, 1789
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48.9
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Storming of the Bastille
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France
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Sep 3, 1791
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51.0
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Adoption of the first French Constitution
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France
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1792 - 1800
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51.4 - 59.4
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Construction period of the White House
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Monuments
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Sep 22, 1792
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52.1
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Proclamation of the first French Republic
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France
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1794
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53.4
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First railway steam locomotive
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Technology
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1795
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54.4
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Start of the exploration of the Niger
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Discoveries & Colonization
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Jul 22, 1795
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54.9
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Peace of Basel
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Spain
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Feb 14, 1797
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56.5
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Battle of Cape St. Vincent
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Spain
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Oct 30, 1797 - Mar 4, 1801
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57.2 - 60.5
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President of the United States of America: John Adams
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USA - Presidents
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1799
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58.4
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Establishment of JPMorgan Chase
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Companies
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Mar 4, 1801 - Mar 4, 1809
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60.5 - 68.5
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President of the United States of America: Thomas Jefferson
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USA - Presidents
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1802
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61.4
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Establishment of DuPont
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Companies
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Mar 20, 1804 - Apr 6, 1814
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63.6 - 73.6
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Emperor of France: Napoleon I
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France
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Dec 2, 1804
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64.3
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French
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France
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Sep 1, 1808 - Jan 15, 1812
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68.0 - 71.4
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Junta Suprema Central
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Spain
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Feb 12, 1809 - Apr 19, 1882
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68.5 - 141.7
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Life of Charles Robert Darwin
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Personalities
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Feb 12, 1809 - Apr 15, 1865
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68.5 - 124.7
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Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Personalities
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Mar 4, 1809 - Mar 4, 1817
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68.5 - 76.6
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President of the United States of America: James Madison
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USA - Presidents
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1810
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69.4
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Establishment of Krupp
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Companies
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1812
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71.4
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Establishment of Citibank
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Companies
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Feb 7, 1812 - Jun 9, 1870
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71.5 - 129.9
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Life of Charles John Huffam Dickens
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Personalities
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Jun 18, 1812
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71.8
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War of 1812 between the United States of America and the British Empire starts.
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USA
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Sep 18, 1813 - Jun 9, 1815
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73.1 - 74.8
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Congress of Vienna
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Europian Union
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Dec 11, 1813
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73.3
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Treaty of Valençay
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Spain
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Jun 22, 1815 - Jul 7, 1815
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74.9
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Emperor of France: Napoleon II
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France
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1816
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75.4
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Invention of the stethoscope
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Medicine
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1816
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75.4
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Establishment of the American Colonization Society
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Discoveries & Colonization
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Dec 13, 1816 - Dec 6, 1892
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76.3 - 152.4
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Life of Werner von Siemens
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Personalities
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Mar 4, 1817 - Mar 4, 1825
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76.6 - 84.6
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President of the United States of America: James Monroe
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USA - Presidents
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Oct 18, 1817 - Oct 19, 1817
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77.2
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Wartburg Festival
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Germany
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1818
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77.4
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First blood transfusion
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Medicine
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Dec 30, 1819 - Sep 20, 1890
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79.4 - 150.2
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Life of Theodor Fontane
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Personalities
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Dec 2, 1823
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83.3
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'Monroe Doctrine'
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USA
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Mar 4, 1825 - Mar 4, 1829
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84.6 - 88.6
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President of the United States of America: John Quincy Adams
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USA - Presidents
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Mar 4, 1829 - Mar 4, 1837
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88.6 - 96.6
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President of the United States of America: Andrew Jackson
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USA - Presidents
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May 27, 1832 - May 30, 1832
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91.8
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'Hambacher Fest'
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Germany
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Dec 15, 1832 - Dec 27, 1923
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92.3 - 183.4
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Life of Gustave Eiffel
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Personalities
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1833
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92.4
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Establishment of Shell
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Companies
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Mar 17, 1834 - Mar 6, 1900
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93.6 - 159.6
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Life of Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler
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Personalities
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1837
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96.4
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Establishment of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)
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Companies
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1837
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96.4
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Establishment of the Colt's Manufacturing Company
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Companies
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Mar 4, 1837 - Mar 4, 1841
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96.6 - 100.6
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President of the United States of America: Martin Van Buren
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USA - Presidents
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Oct 31, 1837
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97.2
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Establishment of Procter & Gamble
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Companies
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Jul 8, 1838 - Mar 8, 1917
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97.9 - 176.6
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Life of Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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Personalities
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1839 - 1842
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98.4 - 101.4
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First Anglo-Afghan War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Mar 4, 1841 - Apr 4, 1841
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100.6 - 100.7
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President of the United States of America: William Henry Harrison
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 4, 1841 - Mar 4, 1845
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100.7 - 104.6
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President of the United States of America: John Tyler
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USA - Presidents
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Dec 11, 1843 - May 27, 1910
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103.3 - 169.8
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Life of Robert Koch
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Personalities
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Nov 25, 1844 - Apr 4, 1929
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104.3 - 188.7
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Life of Carl Benz
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Personalities
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Mar 4, 1845 - Mar 4, 1849
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104.6 - 108.6
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President of the United States of America: James K. Polk
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USA - Presidents
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1846
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105.4
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Establishment of the Associated Press
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Companies
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1846
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105.4
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Establishment of the Carl Zeiss AG
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Companies
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1847
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106.4
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Establishment of Siemens
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Companies
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1847
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106.4
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Establishment of Cartier
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Companies
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Feb 11, 1847 - Oct 18, 1931
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106.5 - 191.3
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Life of Thomas Alva Edison
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Personalities
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Mar 3, 1847 - Aug 1, 1922
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106.6 - 182.0
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Life of Alexander Graham Bell
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Personalities
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Mar 1, 1848 - Sep 30, 1849
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107.6 - 109.2
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Revolutions of 1848/1849 in the German Confederation
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Germany
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Mar 31, 1848 - Apr 3, 1849
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107.6 - 108.7
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The National Assembly meets in the Frankfurt St. Paul's Church
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Germany
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Dec 1, 1848
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108.3
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Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte is elected, begin of the 2nd Republic
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France
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1849
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108.4
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Establishment of Pfizer
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Companies
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Mar 4, 1849 - Jul 9, 1850
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108.6 - 109.9
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President of the United States of America: Zachary Taylor
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USA - Presidents
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1850
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109.4
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Establishment of the American Express Company
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Companies
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Jul 9, 1850 - Mar 4, 1853
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109.9 - 112.6
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President of the United States of America: Millard Fillmore
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USA - Presidents
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1851
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110.4
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Establishment of Reuters
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Companies
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1851
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110.4
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Establishment of the New York Times
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Companies
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1851
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110.4
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Western Union established
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Companies
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Dec 2, 1852 - Sep 4, 1870
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112.3 - 130.1
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Emperor of France: Napoleon III
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France
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1853
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112.4
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Establishment of Levi Strauss & Co
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Companies
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Mar 4, 1853 - Mar 4, 1857
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112.6 - 116.6
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President of the United States of America: Franklin Pierce
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USA - Presidents
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May 6, 1856 - Sep 23, 1939
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115.8 - 199.2
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Life of Sigmund Freud
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Personalities
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Mar 4, 1857 - Mar 4, 1861
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116.6 - 120.6
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President of the United States of America: James Buchanan
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USA - Presidents
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1859
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118.4
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Construction period of Big Ben
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Monuments
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Mar 4, 1861 - Apr 15, 1865
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120.6 - 124.7
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President of the United States of America: Abraham Lincoln
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USA - Presidents
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Mar 17, 1861
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120.6
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Victor Emmanuel II proclaimed as King of Italy, the first king of a united Italy
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Italy
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Sep 23, 1861 - Mar 12, 1942
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121.1 - 201.7
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Life of Robert Bosch
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Personalities
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Jul 30, 1863 - Apr 7, 1947
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123.0 - 206.7
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Life of Henry Ford
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Personalities
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Oct 16, 1863 - Mar 17, 1937
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123.2 - 196.7
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Life of Joseph Austen Chamberlain
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Personalities
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Apr 15, 1865 - Mar 4, 1869
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124.7 - 128.6
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President of the United States of America: Andrew Johnson
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USA - Presidents
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Jun 9, 1866 - Jul 26, 1866
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125.9 - 126.0
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Austro-Prussian War ('German War')
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Germany
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Mar 10, 1867
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126.6
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First telephone voice transmission
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Technology
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1868 - 1878
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127.4 - 137.4
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Ten Years' War ('Great War')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Mar 4, 1869 - Mar 4, 1877
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128.6 - 136.6
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President of the United States of America: Ulysses S. Grant
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USA - Presidents
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Sep 5, 1869 - 1884
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129.1 - 143.4
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Construction period of the Neuschwanstein Castle
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Monuments
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1870
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129.4
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Begin of the 3rd French Republic
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France
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Apr 22, 1870 - Jan 21, 1924
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129.7 - 183.5
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Life of Vladimir Lenin
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Personalities
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Jul 19, 1870 - May 10, 1871
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130.0 - 130.8
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Franco-Prussian War
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Germany
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Jan 18, 1871 - Mar 9, 1888
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130.5 - 147.6
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German Emperor: Wilhelm I
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Germany
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Nov 9, 1871
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131.3
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Founding of the German Empire
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Germany
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Nov 30, 1874 - Jan 24, 1965
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134.3 - 224.5
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Life of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
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Personalities
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Jan 5, 1876 - Apr 19, 1967
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135.4 - 226.8
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Life of Konrad Adenauer
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Personalities
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Mar 4, 1877 - Mar 4, 1881
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136.6 - 140.6
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President of the United States of America: Rutherford B. Hayes
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USA - Presidents
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1878 - 1881
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137.4 - 140.4
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Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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1878
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137.4
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Establishment of Bell Telephone Company
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Companies
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Dec 31, 1878
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138.4
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First two-stroke internal combustion gas engine
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Automobile History
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1879
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138.4
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Anglo-Zulu War
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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1879
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138.4
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Discovery of plague vaccine
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Medicine
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1879
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138.4
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Discovery of cholera vaccine
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Medicine
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Mar 14, 1879 - Apr 18, 1955
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138.6 - 214.8
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Life of Albert Einstein
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Personalities
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Dec 20, 1880 - Mar 23, 1881
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140.4 - 140.6
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First Boer War ('First South African War')
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Wars & Military Conflicts
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Mar 4, 1881 - Sep 19, 1881
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140.6 - 141.1
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President of the United States of America: James A. Garfield
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USA - Presidents
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Aug 6, 1881 - Mar 11, 1955
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141.0 - 214.7
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Life of Alexander Fleming
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Personalities
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Sep 19, 1881 - Mar 4, 1885
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141.1 - 144.6
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President of the United States of America: Chester A. Arthur
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USA - Presidents
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1882
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141.4
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Britain occupies Egypt
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Discoveries & Colonization
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1882
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141.4
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Establishment of Peugeot
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Companies
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1884
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143.4
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First controlled flight of a Zeppelin
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Aviation History
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Jan 21, 1884 - Dec 12, 1963
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143.5 - 223.4
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Life of Theodor Heuss
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Personalities
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Nov 15, 1884 - Feb 26, 1885
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144.3 - 144.6
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Berlin Conference ('Congo Conference')
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Discoveries & Colonization
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Mar 4, 1885 - Mar 4, 1889
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144.6 - 148.6
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President of the United States of America: Grover Cleveland
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USA - Presidents
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1886
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145.4
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Establishment of the Coca Cola Company
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Companies
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1886
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145.4
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Establishment of Johnson & Johnson
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Companies
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Oct 28, 1886
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146.3
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Construction period of the Statue of Liberty
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Monuments
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1887
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146.4
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Huang He Flood
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Disasters
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1887 - 1889
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146.4 - 148.4
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Construction period of the Eiffel Tower
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Monuments
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1888
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147.4
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First commercially manufactured automobile by Karl Benz
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Automobile History
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Mar 9, 1888 - Jun 15, 1888
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147.6 - 147.9
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German Emperor: Friedrich III
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Germany
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Jun 15, 1888 - Nov 9, 1918
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147.9 - 178.3
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German Emperor: Wilhelm II
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Germany
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Mar 4, 1889 - Mar 4, 1893
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148.6 - 152.6
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President of the United States of America: Benjamin Harrison
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USA - Presidents
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Apr 20, 1889 - Apr 30, 1945
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148.7 - 204.8
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Life of Adolf Hitler
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Personalities
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1890
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149.4
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Establishment of Daimler
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Companies
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1890
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149.4
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Establishment of General Electric
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Companies
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