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The Great Plague of Marseille reached France in 1720 killing 80,000 people. This was the last significant outbreak of the Bubonic Plague.
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Sir Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of the UK under King George I.
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The Three Years War began on the borders Maine and Massachusetts.
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Easter was established as a holiday.
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The first Easter was observed.
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England, France, Hannover, and Prussia signed the Covenant of Hanover. This Covenant was a peace treaty between these countrys.
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Jonathon Swift published his book Gulliver's Travels
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George II became the King of England.
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King George I died at the age of 67 in Hanover
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North Carolina becomes a royal colony.
