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In 1607 in southeast Virginia, the first permanent English settlement was established in America.
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In 1608 a German-Dutch, spectacle-maker, Hans Lippershey created the first telescope.
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In 1608, German- Dutch eyeglass wear maker, Hans Lippershey created the first refracting telescope.
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The Thirty Year's War was fought from 1618 to 1648, in Germany. This War started as a religious conflict between the Protestants and Catholics but turned into a war involving much of Europe.
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In 1619 slavery was first introduced to the colonies whenever a Dutch ship brought African slaves to America.
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In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was signed. This expedition was to the Plymouth Colony in Massachusettes which was established by English pilgrims.
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In 1625, Jean- Baptiste Denys, a French physician, developed the first working method to conduct a blood transfusion.
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The English Civil Wars were fought from 1642-1651 between the Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Parliamentary claimed victor in 1615 at the Battle of Worcester,
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The Thirty Years’ War took place from 1618 to 1648. The Thirty Years’ War was a battle that started due to religious affairs between the Protestant church and the Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire. Thus battle soon turned into a war between all of Europe, killing off a lot of the population.
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The English Civil Wars, 1642-1651, was a battle between the Parliamentarians and Royalists that ended with a victory for the Parliamentary after the Battle of Worcester.
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In 1698, Thomas Savery, an engineer, invented the first steam pump.
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The French and Indian War took place from 1754 to 1763. The war was fought between the royal French forces and different American Indian forces that allied together.
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The American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, was America's war of independence between Great Britain and the British colonies in the new land.
