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Sep 27, 1543
Copernicus pubishes heliocentric theory
It position the Sun near the center of the universe, motionless with the Earth and other planets orbiting around the sun. -
American colonies declare indepence
The Declaration of Indepedence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson which announced the 13 colonies -
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Bastille occured in Paris on the morning of July 14, 1789. The Bastille was a prison. The prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. -
Start of French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a fundamental impact on French history and on modern history worldwide. It started on 1789, it ended in 1799. -
King Louis is executed; the Reign of Terror begins
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". Over thousands of people were executed by Guillotine
