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2.
The Second Boer War ends
3.
Nikita Khruschev is born
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The Boxer Rebellion begins in China
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Manchester United Football Club is founded
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president of the USA
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The first modern Olympic Games takes place
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France and the UK sign the Entente Cordiale agreements
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The automobile is invented
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The population of the USA surpasses 50 million
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Franz Reichelt dies whilst jumping off the Eiffel Tower to test his wearable parachute
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New Zealand becomes the first country to give women the vote
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The Panama Canal is opened
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Construction begins on the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona