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Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston. He later invented the stove and lightning rod.
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The English build a steam powered device to pump water from a mine. It's the first commercially successful engine.
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Georgia is founded by Englishman James Oglethorpe and becomes the thirteenth colony in the United States. The first city is called Savannah/
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The first every Encyclopedia is published.
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The beginning of the Seven Years War starts. Britain and Prussia defeat France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. France loses many North American colonies. Spain cedes Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba.
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The Industrial Revolution in England begins. Many new inventions and ideas came about during this time revolutionizing the rest of history.
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English tea is thrown into the harbor to protest a tax on tea.
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The Declaration of Independence is approved on July 4th which states America's freedom.
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George Washington becomes President of the United States after all sixty-nine votes of the Electoral College come in his favor.
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The U.S. Navy department is established in the United States after Napoleon extends his territory to Rome and Egypt.