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america was discoverd
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Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa. Michelangelo sculpts the David (1504).
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Turks conquer Egypt
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Francis Drake returns to England after circumnavigating the globe; knighted by Queen Elizabeth I (1581)
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Mary, Queen of Scots, executed for treason by order of Queen Elizabeth I.
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Shakespeare publishes "Hamlet"
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Turks invade Hungary
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First English settlement in New Hampshire
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Pirates settle in Tortuga
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Last remains of the Mayan civilization destroyed by the Spanish in the Yucatan
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England and Scotland united under the name of "Great Britain"
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New Orleans is founded by the French.
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Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette, which eventually becomes the most popular colonial newspaper.
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England declares war on France, as the French and Indian War in the colonies now spreads to Europe.
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In March, the Stamp Act is passed by the English Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America.
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Louisiana Purchase January 18.
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The expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departs
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War of 1812 with Britain (15% sailors Black)
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“Underground Railroad” established
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Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message from Washington to Baltimore
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WRIGHT BROTHERS FIRST FLIGHT
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- WORLD WAR I ENDS
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STOCK MARKET CRASHES, DEPRESSION BEGINS
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(June) Germany invades Russia
- (DECEMBER) JAPANESE ATTACK PEARL HARBOR – U.S. DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN
- HITLER DECLARES WAR ON U.S.
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U.S. - Vietnam peace talks start
- 400,000 people attend “Woodstock”
- My Lai massacre – Lt. Calley convicted in 1971
- Golda Meir becomes Prime Minister of Israel
- Yale, Bowdoin and Colgate admit women
