1231-1808: | | | | Papal Inquisition from before birth until after line end |
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1478-1834: | |
1754-1763: | | | | French-Indian war from before birth until age 1 |
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1756-1763: | | | | Seven years war from before birth until age 1 |
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1760-1820: | | | | Reign of King George III (Hanover) from before birth until after line end |
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1765: | |
1765: | | | | HMS Victory launched at age 3 |
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1769: | | | | San Francisco bay discovered at age 7 |
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1770: | | | | Boston Massacre - 5 people killed when British fire on mob at age 8 |
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1772: | | | | Judge Murray decrees that slaves are free on landing in England at age 10 |
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1772-1775: | | | | Antarctica circumnavigated by James Cook from age 10 to age 13 |
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1773: | | | | Boston Tea Party at age 11 |
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1774: | | | | 1st Continental Congress meets at age 12 |
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1775-1783: | | | | American Revolutionary War against the British from age 13 to age 21 |
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1775-1782: | | | | British war in India from age 13 to age 20 |
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1776: | | | | Declaration of Independence at age 14 |
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1778: | | | | Congress forbids import of slaves into America at age 16 |
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1778: | | | | France joins war against Britan at age 16 |
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1780: | | | | Benjamin Franklin discovers lightning is electricity at age 18 |
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1781: | | | | Uranus discovered at age 19 |
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1783: | | | | 1st working hot air balloon at age 21 |
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1784: | | | | Thomas Jefferson's proposal to ban slavery defeated at age 22 |
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1786: | | | | The Dollar is adopted at age 24 |
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1786: | | | | First attempts at indoor lighting with gas (UK, Germany) at age 24 |
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1787: | | | | New Jersey enters the union - 3rd at age 25 |
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1787: | | | | Constitution is approved by the constitutional congress at age 25 |
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1787: | | | | Delaware enters the union - 1st at age 25 |
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1787: | | | | Pennsylvania enters the union - 2nd at age 25 |
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1788: | | | | Georgia enters the union - 4th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | Constitution goes into effect at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | New Hampshire enters the union - 9th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | South Carolina enters the union - 8th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | Connecticut enters the union - 5th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | Maryland enters the union - 7th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | Virginia enters the union - 10th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | New York enters the union - 11th at age 26 |
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1788: | | | | Massachusetts enters the union - 6th at age 26 |
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1789: | | | | US Army Established at age 27 |
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1789-1796: | | | | George Washington selected 1st President from age 27 until after line end |
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1789: | | | | North Carolina enters the union - 12th at age 27 |
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1790: | | | | 1st official US census at age 28 |
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1790: | | | | Coast Guard Established at age 28 |
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1790: | | | | Rhode Island enters the union - 13th at age 28 |
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