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Mahmud II creates new Military corps loyal only to Mahmud, and when the Janissaries try to overthrow him, thay are thwarted by the new corps.
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Charles Darwin publishes theories that lead to the pseudo-scientific theories of social Darwinism
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An age old tradition in Russia is ended, ushering in a new way of life and economy for Russia.
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Ismail takes initiative to westernize the aged Egypt after long-lived European control
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Alfred Nobel finds way to safely harness nitroglycerin in dynamite, bringing about a new era of mining with explosives.
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Franco-Prussian war unites kings of Italian states
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Thomas Edison develops long-burning filament design, and starts newer, cleaner lighting styles for the nearing century.
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Married women in Britan can now own and control their own property.