Key Events 1750 - 1910 By 148668 Feb 7, 1776 American Declaration Of Independence Feb 7, 1785 Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom Feb 7, 1789 French Decleration of rights and Man and Ctizen It says nothing about slaves or women Feb 7, 1791 Tom Paine's 'The Rights of Man is published' Feb 7, 1804 First steam locomotive is operating at Pennydarren, Wales Feb 7, 1833 Abolition of slavery in the Brittish Empire Feb 7, 1868 Meji ('Enlightened rule') restoration in Japan Feudalism is adandoned and capitalism embraced Feb 11, 1871 German unification after the Franco-Prussian War leading to Germany'ys rise as an impertial power Feb 11, 1899 Guglielmo Marconi invents the wireless (radio) Feb 11, 1905 Russo-Japanese War. Japan defeats Russia