Key Events 1750-1910 By 158428 Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Feb 6, 2013 Key events Jul 4, 1776 American Declaration of Independance Feb 6, 1785 Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom Aug 21, 1789 French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citezens. French Revolution Feb 6, 1791 Tom Paine's 'The Right of Man' is published Feb 6, 1804 First steam locomotive is opperationg at Pennydarren, Wales Jul 6, 1833 Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire Feb 6, 1868 Restoration in Japan Feb 6, 1871 German unification after Franco-Prussian War leading to German's rise as an imperial power. Feb 6, 1899 Guflielmo Maroni invents wireless radio Feb 6, 1905 Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia