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Issac Newton published a book based on his findings of the three basic laws of motion. -
John Locke make lots of progress in addressing the doctrine of people's natural rights
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Voltaire published Lettres philosophiques, in which he talked about rebelling against religious and political systems. This creates an uprising and he is forced to flee Paris. -
Voltaire publishes his most popular work, Candide. Very popular to have been read during the 18th century -
Napoleone Buonaparte was born in Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica. The island came under French rule this same year. Napoleon later adopts the French spelling of his name, Napoléon Bonaparte. -
The founding fathers sign the Declaration of Independence. Signing this announced America's separation from Britain. This document stated humans' natural rights and the promotion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -
After finishing his education in France. Napoleon joined the military and became a second lieutenant. https://www.britannica.com/summary/Napoleon-I-Timeline -
The French government increased taxes on the lower class which started the revolution. -
The Estates-General, composed of representatives from the First Estate, Second Estate, and Third Estate, meet at Versailles. They immediately argue over the issue of whether to give each estate equal votes. -
The French Revolution lasted 10 years and resulted in many deaths, including King Louis XVI's death. https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution
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A Paris crowd stormed the Bastille(a large prison) giving an example of royal tyranny. -
The argument over votes in the Estates-General leads representatives of the Third Estate to declare themselves the National Assembly. -
The National Constituent Assembly introduces the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a document that shares Enlightenment influences with the Declaration of Independence. The king refuses to sanction it, resulting in Parisians marching to Versailles and forcing the royal family back to Paris. https://www.britannica.com/summary/French-Revolution-Timeline
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Thomas Payne publishes The Rights of Man in support of the French Revolution. -
King Louis XVI tried to flee France with his with Marie, but they were stopped at Varennes and brought back to Paris -
France Declares War on Austria. -
The National Convention meets. They agree to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. -
Harsh punishments were given out to anyone who was suspected of being an enemy of the revolution. These people were either executed by the "National Razor," or were held in prison without a trial. There were around 300,000 deaths during this timespan. https://www.britannica.com/summary/The-Enlightenment-Timeline
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Louis XVI was tried and executed by the guillotine. -
Maximilien Robespierre who was leader of the National Convention, is overthrown, he was also executed the next day. Signaling the end of the Reign of Terror. -
Marie-Antoinette is killed shortly after her husband King Louis XVI. The guillotine also kills her. -
Napoleon joins a plot that overthrows the Directory. This event signaled the effective end of the French Revolution. -
Napoleon Bonaparte overthrows the Directory and declares himself the first consul or leader of France. -
Napoleon needs money, so he sold the Louisiana territory in America to the United States. -
Napoleon divorced his first wife Joséphine because she could not bear children. He later married Marie-Louise, daughter of the emperor of Austria. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Louise-Austrian-archduchess
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Napoleon was defeated at the battle of Waterloo, and forced to surrender. -
Four days after the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon abdicates for the last time and is exiled to the island of Saint Helena. -
Napoleon died in exile, on Saint Helena. -
Hitler proclaims himself Führer und Reichskanzler. Armed forces must now swear allegiance to him -
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Germany begins deportation of Austrian and Czech Jews to Poland -
A concentration camp was established at Auschwitz -
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor