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1231-1808
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Papal Inquisition
from before birth until after timeline
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1478-1834
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Torquemada's
Spanish Inquisition from before birth until after timeline
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1714-1727
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Reign of King
George I (Hanover) from before birth until age 4
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1723
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Christian
was borne at age 0
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1727
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Quakers
demand abolition of slavery at age 4
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1727-1760
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Reign of King
George II (Hanover)
from age 4 to 37
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1729
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Opium
smoking prohibited in China
at age 6
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1733-1735
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War of Polish
Succession from age 10 to 12
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1736
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English statutes
against witchcraft repealed at age 13
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1740-1748
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Austrian war of
the succession from age 17 to 25
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1741
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Slave revolt in New York, 2nd
uprising at age 18
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1742
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Celsius invents
Centigrade thermometer at age 19
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1743
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1st
settlement in S. Dakota at age 20
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1745
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Electrical
Capacitor (Leyden Jar) at age 22
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1749
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Sign Language for
deaf-mutes at age 26
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1751
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Christian
was married to Susanna Best at age 28
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1752
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Benjamin Franklin
invents the lightning rod at age 29
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1752
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Britain and its colonies adopt Gregorian calendar at age 29
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1754-1763
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French-Indian war
from age 31 to 40
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1755
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Lisbon earthquake - 30,000 dead at age 32
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1756-1763
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Seven years war
from age 33 to 40
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1758
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Halley's Comet
(1st predicted appearance) at age 35
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1760
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Bifocals at age 37
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1760-1820
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Reign of King
George III (Hanover)
from age 37 until after timeline
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1765
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HMS
Victory launched at age 42
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1765
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Steam Engine at
age 42
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1770
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Boston Massacre - 5 people killed when
British fire on mob at age 47
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1772-1775
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Antarctica
circumnavigated by James Cook from age 49 to 52
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1772
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Judge
Murray decrees that slaves are free on landing in England at
age 49
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1773
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Boston Tea Party
at age 50
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1774
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1st
Continental Congress meets at age 51
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1775-1782
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British war in India from
age 52 to 59
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1775-1783
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American
Revolutionary War against the British from age 52 to 60
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1776
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Declaration
of Independence
at age 53
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1778
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Congress
forbids import of slaves into America at age 55
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1778
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France joins war against Britain at
age 55
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1780
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Benjamin Franklin
discovers lightning is electricity at age 57
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1781
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Uranus discovered
at age 58
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1783
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1st working hot
air balloon at age 60
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1784
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Thomas Jefferson's
proposal to ban slavery defeated at age 61
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1786
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The
Dollar is adopted at age 63
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1786
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First attempts at
indoor lighting with gas (UK,
Germany)
at age 63
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1787
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Delaware enters the union - 1st at age 64
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1787
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Pennsylvania enters the union - 2nd at age 64
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1787
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New Jersey enters the union - 3rd at age 64
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1787
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Constitution
is approved by the constitutional congress at age 64
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1788
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Constitution
goes into effect at age 65
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1788
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New York enters the union - 11th at age 65
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1788
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Virginia enters the union - 10th at age 65
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1788
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South Carolina enters the union - 8th at age 65
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1788
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Maryland enters the union - 7th at age 65
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1788
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Massachusetts enters the union - 6th at age 65
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1788
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Connecticut enters the union - 5th at age 65
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1788
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Georgia enters the union - 4th at age 65
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1788
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New Hampshire enters the union - 9th at age 65
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1789-1796
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George Washington
selected 1st President from age 66 to 73
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1789
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North Carolina enters the union - 12th at age 66
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1789
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US
Army Established at age 66
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1790
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Rhode Island enters the union - 13th at age 67
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1790
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1st official US census
at age 67
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1790
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Coast
Guard Established at age 67
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1791
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Vermont enters the union -14th at age 68
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1791
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Federal
Bill of rights adopted at age 68
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1792-1815
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Napoleonic war
from age 69 until after timeline
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1792
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Kentucky enters the union - 15th at age 69
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1792
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Denmark 1st to forbid trade in slaves at age 69
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1793
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Eli Whitney
invents Cotton Gin (increases need for slaves) at age 70
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1793
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Marie Antoinette
beheaded at age 70
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1794
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Slavery
abolished in French colonies at age 71
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1794
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US
Post Office Established at age 71
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1794
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US
Navy Established at age 71
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1796-1800
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John Adams elected
2nd president of US from age 73 until after timeline
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1796
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Vaccination
against Smallpox at age 73
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1796
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France's presses get right of free speech at age 73
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1796
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Tennessee enters the union - 16th at age 73
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1796
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Christian's death at age 73
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