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Second voyage of James Cook
Captain James Cook takes possession of South Georgia for the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
US navy forms
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US congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain
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NY City becomes 1st capital of US
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Bastille Day
French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille -
Allesandro Volta produces electricity
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British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated
John Bellingham assassinates British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in the lobby of the British House of Commons. -
US declares war on the United Kingdom
War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. -
First passenger carrying steam train service starts
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First Telegraph sent
First telegraph message sent using dots & dashes -
Australia's first university was established
The University of Sydney was founded as Australia's first university. -
First traffic lights installed
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Australia becomes a federation
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The first Women's Social and Political Union formed in the UK
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Henry Ford produces his first model T automobile
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Universal Studios is founded
Carl Laemmle founds Universal Studios as the Universal Film and Manufacturing Company in the United States. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Sparks world war 1 -
Spanish Flu becomes pandemic