Year
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Description
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Answer
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1799
|
French troops uncover this relic, the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs
|
Rosetta Stone
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1796
|
Edward Jenner invents a vaccine for this disease
|
Smallpox
|
1795
|
The British Navy discovers that this disease can be prevented by drinking lemon juice
|
Scurvy
|
1793
|
This queen is beheaded by guillotine
|
Marie Antoinette
|
1791
|
This Austrian composer dies of fever at age 35
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
1789
|
Rioters attack this notorious Parisian prison
|
Bastille
|
1788
|
This Scottish poet composes "Auld Lang Syne"
|
Robert Burns
|
1783
|
Man takes flight as the Montgolfier brothers demonstrate this invention
|
Hot Air Balloon
|
1778
|
This sea captain "discovers" Hawaii
|
James Cook
|
1776
|
This country declares independence from Great Britain
|
United States
|
1776
|
Adam Smith writes the first book about this "dismal science"
|
Economics
|
c. 1760s
|
This "Revolution" begins in Great Britain before spreading to the rest of the world
|
Industrial Revolution
|
1756–1763
|
Great Britain, France, Austria, and other powers fight this world war
|
Seven Years' War
|
1759
|
This enlightened French philosopher publishes "Candide"
|
Voltaire
|
1732
|
This Philadelphia printer publishes "Poor Richard's Almanack" for the first time
|
Benjamin Franklin
|
1719
|
Daniel Defoe writes this book, sometimes considered the first English-language novel
|
Robinson Crusoe
|
1718
|
This pirate, born Edward Teach, is killed by the Royal Navy
|
Blackbeard
|
1717
|
The first Grand Lodge of this secret society is formed in London
|
Freemasonry
|
1703
|
Peter the Great founds this capital on the Gulf of Finland
|
St. Petersburg
|
1701
|
This militant German kingdom is formed under Frederick I
|
Prussia
|
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg