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  2. Timelines of modern history - Wikipedia

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    For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century; For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I; For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II

  3. 1750 - Wikipedia

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    1750 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1750th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 750th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 18th century, and the 1st year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1750, the ...

  4. Timeline of European imperialism - Wikipedia

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    1899–1900: Anti-imperialist sentiment in the United States mobilizes but fails to stop the expansion. [53] 1900-08: King Leopold is denounced worldwide for his maltreatment of rubber workers in Congo. The campaign is led by journalist E.D. Morel. [54] 1908: Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina; pays compensation and colonial issues.

  5. List of wars: 1500–1799 - Wikipedia

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    Graph of global conflict deaths from 1500 to 1799 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1500 and 1799. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

  6. Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Productivity improvement in wool spinning during the Industrial Revolution was significant but far less than that of cotton. ... 1750 1800 1860 1880 1900 Europe 23.2 ...

  7. Timeline of German history - Wikipedia

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    1750: 28 July: Bach died. 1756 29 August: Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War): Prussia invaded Saxony. 1763: 15 February: Third Silesian War: Prussia, Austria and Saxony signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending the war and restoring the three states' prewar borders. 1786: 17 August: Frederick the Great died. [31] 1788

  8. Age of Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Revolution is a period from the late-18th to the mid-19th centuries during which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in most of Europe and the Americas. [2] The period is noted for the change from absolutist monarchies to representative governments with a written constitution, and the creation of nation states.

  9. Timeline of scientific discoveries - Wikipedia

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    1750: Joseph Black: describes latent heat. 1751: Benjamin Franklin: lightning is electrical. 1755: Immanuel Kant: Gaseous Hypothesis in Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven. 1761: Mikhail Lomonosov: discovery of the atmosphere of Venus. 1763: Thomas Bayes: publishes the first version of Bayes' theorem, paving the way for Bayesian ...