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Peace of Turin is signed by Louis XIV and Victor Amadeus II
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Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
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England and Portugal sign trade agreement.
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English and Scottish parliment accept Act of Union forming the United Kingdom.
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French manufacturer debuts the 1st folding umbrella
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Peter the Great founds St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (later called Russian Academy of Sciences)
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Russian and Chinese governments accord to correct their boundaries.
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French mathmetician Pierre Louis Maupertuis messures degree of latitude to prove the shape of the earth.
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Astronomer Anders Celsius confirms Newton's Theory that the Earth is an ellipsoid, not a sphere.
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John Wesley is converted and starts the Methodist Movement. (this day is celebrated as Aldersgate Day)
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Britian signs new alliance with Austria and Russia
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Lisbon Earthquake kills over 50,000
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First time the Austria uses paper currency
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The battle at Lexington and Concord (the shot heard around the world) begins the American War of Independence.
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Signed on July 2, 1776---London hears of America's Declaration of Independence on this day.
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France recognizes British colonies independence---marks turning point for American and French relations
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Bank of North American Opens
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Britian signs agreement that recognizes US Independence
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The 1st steamboat (Pyroscaphe) makes its 1st run in France
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Benjamin Franklin announces invention of Bifocals
