Time Machine

Travel Through History

Pick any year and discover what was happening around the world. Enter a year or use the timeline below.

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1772 CE

No events recorded for 1772 CE

But here are some events from nearby years:

1776 CE

Declaration of Independence Adopted

The Continental Congress formally declared independence from Britain. Ironically, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died exactly 50 years later.

1789 CE

Storming of the Bastille

A Parisian mob stormed the medieval fortress, a symbol of royal tyranny. The French Revolution had truly begun.

1821 CE

Napoleon Bonaparte Dies in Exile

The former Emperor of France died on the remote island of Saint Helena, possibly from arsenic poisoning. His final word was "Joséphine."