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A set of laws forced onto King John of England, it limited his power, by saying a "free man" could be punshed only through the law of the land.
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When he was only 21 Mehmet II ended the Byzantine Empire and conquered Constantinople, he then moved the capital of the Ottoman Empire to Constantinople
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Hoping to find a trade route to India, Columbus sails across the Atlantic Ocean, instead he finds the West Indies and North America.
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The Mayflower and its 102 inhabitants land at Plymouth.
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Passed by Parliament in Dec. 16 1689, the English Bill of Rights set out standard rules for all Englishmen
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The thirteen colonies of America regarded themselves as individual states and declared war with Great Britain
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This made the rules and power of the three branches of government in the US
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Soon the Absolute Monarchy in France was diminished, and in the first year there was the Tennis Court Oath of the Third Estate and the assault on the Bastille
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Napoleon has and extremely extravagant coronation and is the first French emperor in a thousand years
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After being defeated by Duke Wellington, Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena until his death
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A US war fought over the slavery and the succeeding Confederacy
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The first working car was made by Karl Benz and was sold commercially in 1888
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After several attempts, and numerous adjustments such as adding a propeller and engine they became succesful 4 times
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The Revolution was fought because of the disagreement of dictator Porfirio Diaz
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The republic of China is formed, the qing dynasty is ended and two thousand years of imperial rule is ended
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Triple Entente vs the Central Powers
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Conflict between Bosnia and Serbia when Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated(considered the start of WW1
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After the luxury ship The Lusitania is sunk and ever 120 americans are killed, the US declares war on Germany
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A political rebellion and started with an armed fight in Petrograd
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The Triple entente and the Central powers come to an agreement and WW1 ceases
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Gemany divides Poland with Russia and annexes it
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Allies and Axis powers fight each other, marked by the Holocause
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Japan launches a large aerial attack on the US navy base in Pearl Harbor
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The Communist Party of China defeasts the Republic of China and kicks them out
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As the Cold War went on , Churchill predicted the fall of several countries
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After several retreats and Mussolinis death, Germany surrenders in Reims
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Little boy is dropped in Hiroshima killing around 100000 people
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Fat man is dropped in Nagasaki, killing around 80000 people
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Japans surrenders after the shock from the 2 atomic bombs
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Supplies are airlifted to west berlin after the blockade is made
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Korea is split in two
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The Vietnam was fought in Vietnam,Laos and Cambodia. Northern Vietnam and various communist allies had many casualties alike with South Vietnam, United States, and other anti communist countries
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GDR and east germany separate themselves with the berlin wall
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Cuba is given missles by russia that can reach the US
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JFK is assassinated while driving in a limo with his wife
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On the Tet holiday, the communists attack over 100 cities, including the US embassy in Saigon
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The US apollo 11 lands on the moon, first humans there
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Woodstock was an important time opf music and was a great moment/time of peace
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Nixon's men are found and he is seen as less than truthfull and he is forced to resign
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Peaceful and Violent protests were throughout China about making the country socialist, in Beijing the army uses guns to clear the people
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After the reversal of the ANC Nelson Mandela became the president of South africa and has won numerous peace awards
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East and West Germany join together and Berlin becomes a single city
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The Soviet Uniopn loses power and slowly disolves. Many republics try to gain independence