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War of the Spanish Succession
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St. Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great
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Benjamin Franklin begins publishing Poor Richard's Almanac.
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French and Indian war begins and ends, with the British winning, but deep in debt.
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British enact the Stamp Act on the colonists.
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Boston Massacre, with 5 colonists being killed by British Soldiers.
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Boston Tea Party.
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Battles at Lexington and Concord, marking the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
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The Declaration of Independence is approved by the Continental Congress.
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General Cornwallis surrenders, ending the fighting of the Revolutionary War.
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Treaty of Paris ends Revolutionary War.
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Constitution of the United States is signed
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George Washington unanimously voted President of the United States by the Electoral College.
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.