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New Orleans is founded by the French
New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville on May 7, 1718. -
Slavery is abolished in Russia
Slavery in Russia was abolished in 1723 by Peter the Great, when he converted all slaves to housegold serfs. -
British attempt to capture St. Augustine
The Siege of St. Augustine was part of the war of Jenkins' Ear, which was a series of conflicts between Great Britian and Spain. -
First cotton mill is opened in England
The first cotton mill opened in England was in 1742. This was a result of the amount of cotton being produced in the New World. -
British formally rule India
THe British were considered to have rule over India sonce 1612, but it was in 1757 that their rule was official. -
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William Blake
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Russo-Turkish War
The Russo-Turkish War was a conflict that brought the southern part of Ukraine, and Crimea under Russian possesion. -
Spanish missions are established in Florida
The Spanish finished establishing their missions in Florida in 1769. The reason that missions were being established was as an attempt to convert the natives to Christianity. -
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William Wordsworth
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Samuel Coleridge
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The United States gains independence from Great Britian
The United States gained independence from Greta Britian after the British accepted defeat during the revolutionary war. -
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Laki Volcano erupts
The Laki Volcano, located in Iceland, erupted in this eight month period, which caused half of the livestock population to die and as a result of that 25% of the population died. -
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Lord Byron
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First settlement established in Sydney, Australia
On January 26, 1788 the British First Fleet landed in modern day Sydney and began to establish the first penal colony. -
Songs of Innocence and of Experience By William Blake
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New York Stock and Exchange Board founded
On this date twenty four brokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement which set a floor commission rate charged to clients and bound the signers to give preference to the other signers in securities sales. -
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Percy Shelley
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John Keats
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner By Samuel Coleridge
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Lyrical Ballads By William Wordsworth
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Great Britain and Ireland merged to become the United Kingdom
This version of the United Kingdom lasted until 1922, when parts of Ireland broke off to form their own country. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased all of France's North America colonies. It was originally just supposed to be a purchase of New Orleans, but the price of the land was so small that the U.S. purchased all of the colonies. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle between Britian, France and Spain. Ultimately Britian won, which led to them having total control over that part of the ocean. -
Zastrozzi By Percy Shelley
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was a battle between France and the Seventh Coalation. This was the battle where Napolean was defeated. After that he was exiled to the island of St. Helena. -
Don Juan By Lord Byron
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To Autumn By John Keats
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Antarctica is discovered
In 1820, multiple countries made claims that they were the first to dicover the continent, but it is believed that a Russian explorer named Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was the first one to discover it. -
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First Opium War
This was a war between the United Kingdom and China over trade disputes regarding the use of the silk road. -
First telegraph sent from Baltimore to Washington D.C.
This was the first long distance telgraph sent. -
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Mexican-American War
This war is what allowed the U.S. to gain what is the present day South-West.
