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Feb 12, 1543
Copernicus claims the universe is heliocentric
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James Hargreaves ivents the Spinning Jenny
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Adam Smith publishes wealth of nations
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James Watt perfects the Steam Engine
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
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Robert Fulton invents the first steam boat
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Factory Act of 1833 Limits Work Hours for Women and Children
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Opening of the Suez Canal
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Karl Marx writes the Communist Manifesto
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Marie Curie receives Nobel Prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases
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Albert Einstein publishes article on the Theory of Relativity
