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Isaac Newton publishes "Principia Mathematica," outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation. -
Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws" -
Voltaire publishes "Candide" -
American Declaration of Independence -
Storming of Bastille -
John locke published "Two treaties on government" -
French Republic established -
Reign of Terror begins -
The Directory takes power -
The expedition to Egypt -
Napoleon takes power -
Napoleonic era begins -
The Musée Napoléon, the greatest museum in the world! -
Napoleon’s return to Paris -
Exile on the island of St. Helena -
Hitler and the Nazi Party unsuccessfully tried to overthrow the Weimar Republic. -
University students publicly burned books that were considered ‘un-German’ or written by Jewish authors in Berlin. In the following days, similar burnings were held in several German cities. -
The Roman Catholic Church signed a Concordat with the Nazi government. -
A decree banning Jews from owning businesses and selling goods was issued. -
Hitler commited suicide in his bunker in Berlin.