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These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
1770: James Cook stops at Onrust Island in the Bay of Batavia for repairs to his ship Endeavour on his voyage around the world. [18] 1771: The Plague Riot in Moscow. 1771: Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford. 1772: Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
Washington's Crossing is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book written by David Hackett Fischer and part of the "Pivotal Moments in American History" series. It is primarily about George Washington's leadership during the 1776 campaign of the American Revolutionary War, culminating with George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the subsequent campaign, with the Battle of Trenton, the ...
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History, by period (See also Timeline of world history) Prehistory – events occurring before recorded history (that is, before written records). Colorado prehistory – Prehistoric technology – technologies that emerged before recorded history (i.e., before the development of writing).
Krakatoa volcano explosion, one of the largest in modern history. Thomas Edison was an American inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. The quagga is rendered extinct.
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September 14: Aided by the Great Depression, the Nazi Party increases its share of the vote from 2.6% to 18.3%. November: First Round Table Conference between India and Great Britain, which goes until January 1931. November 3: The Vargas Era begins in Brazil. Soviet famine of 1930–1933 and Holodomor begin.