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| Item | Key Data |
|---|---|
| Stamp Act (US) | 1765; first direct tax; "No taxation without representation" |
| Boston Tea Party | 16 Dec 1773; 342 chests; Sons of Liberty |
| Declaration of Independence | 4 July 1776; drafted by Thomas Jefferson |
| Treaty of Paris (US) | 3 Sep 1783; Britain recognises 13 colonies |
| US Constitution | 1787; world's first written national constitution |
| Bill of Rights | 1791; first 10 amendments (speech, religion, press) |
| Tennis Court Oath | 20 June 1789 |
| Storming of Bastille | 14 July 1789; France's national day |
| Declaration of Rights | 26 August 1789 |
| Reign of Terror | Sep 1793–Jul 1794; Robespierre; 17,000 guillotined |
| Napoleon's coup | 9 Nov 1799 (18 Brumaire) |
| James Watt steam engine | 1769; rotary motion 1782 |
| Spinning Jenny | 1764; James Hargreaves |
| Luddites | 1811–16; smashed machines |
| Communist Manifesto | 1848; Marx and Engels |
| Das Kapital Vol. 1 | 1867; Marx |
| February Revolution | March 1917 (NS); Nicholas II abdicated |
| October Revolution | 7 Nov 1917 (NS); Bolsheviks seize power |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | 3 March 1918; Russia exits WWI |
| USSR founded | 30 December 1922 |
| Lenin's death | January 1924 |