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Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas
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Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
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Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico
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Calvin creates a new form of Protestantism
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Henry VIII splits from the Catholic Church
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Copernicus creates the heliocentric theory
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Elizabeth I creates the Anglican Church
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Charles II takes power (Restoration)
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Newton creates the Laws of Gravity
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William and Mary take power in England (Glorious Revolution)
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Locke writes the Two Treatises of Government
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Montesquieu writes the Spirit of Laws
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Napoleon takes power
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Haitian Independence
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Father Miguel Hidalgo begins the Mexican Revolution
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Simon Bolivar helps Venezuela with independence
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Congress of Vienna meets
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Simon Bolivar helps Peru with independence
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The U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine
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Unification of Germany