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Which event came first? #3

Select the event that happened first for each period of history (or future) listed.
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1. 2010s.
Pope Benedict XVI resigns. ✓
Nelson Mandela passes away. ✓
Muammar Gaddafi is killed by the National Liberation Army of Libya. ✓
Roger Federer wins his 7th Wimbledon title. ✓
2. 2000s
Pluto is reclassified as a dwarf planet. ✓
Suicide bombers strike London, killing 56 people. ✓
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan dies at the age of 93. ✓
The film 'Avatar' is released. ✓
3. 1990s
Google is founded. ✓
The first episode of the sitcom 'Friends' is aired. ✓
Princess Diana dies in a car accident. ✓
'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' is released. ✓
4. 1980s
'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' is released. ✓
British scientist Tim Berners-Lee proposes the World Wide Web. ✓
Argentina wins the FIFA world cup. ✓
The arcade game 'Pac-Man' is released. ✓
5. 1970s
Saddam Hussein becomes president of Iraq. ✓
The Beatles break up. ✓
The mobile phone is invented. ✓
The US celebrates the Bicentennial, marking 200 years as a nation. ✓
6. 1960s
England wins the FIFA world cup. ✓
The 'Bay of Pigs' invasion. ✓
The British comedy film 'The Italian Job' is released. ✓
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. ✓
7. 1920-1959
King George VI of Great Britain accedes to the throne. ✓
NATO is created. ✓
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. ✓
Benito Mussolini gains dictatorial powers in Italy. ✓
8. 1900-1920
The Treaty of Versailles is signed. ✓
The Republic of China is established. ✓
David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of the UK. ✓
The Weimar Republic is established in Germany. ✓
9. 1850-1900
Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays ✓
The First Boer War begins. ✓
The unification of Germany. ✓
Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, dies. ✓
10. 1800-1850
Napoleon Bonaparte dies on the island of Saint Helena. ✓
The 'Communist Manifesto' is published. ✓
The California Gold Rush begins. ✓
Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice. ✓
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