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Date |
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1 | 1865 | - 31 Jan 1865—31 Jan 1965: Slavery abolished
Congress passes 13th Amendment abolishing slavery
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2 | 1905 | - 1905—1905: Theory of special relativity published
Einstein’s theory of special relativity published. It transforms the nature of modern physical knowledge
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3 | 1914 | - 18 Jun 1914—1918: WW1
The Habsburg and Ottoman empires collapse; maps of Europe and the Middle East are redrawn.
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4 | 1915 | - 1 Jan 1915—1 Jan 1915: NYC’s first female cabbie gets behind the wheel
NYC’s first female cabbie gets behind the wheel
- 25 Jan 1915—25 Jan 1915: 1st Transatlantic phone call
Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st transcontinental phone call
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