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1665

The Great Plague forces the closure of the University of Cambridge, where Isaac Newton is a student. Newton retires to his home in Lincolnshire for safety, and stays there for two years.

During that time alone, Newton will make groundbreaking discoveries in

mathematics, calculus, mechanics, and optics.

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[1652: Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.]

 

1651

Laws are passed in Massachusetts, forbidding poor people from adopting excessive styles of dress.

 

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1649

King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is found guilty of high treason in a public session.

He is beheaded three days later, outside the Banqueting Hall in the Palace of Whitehall, London.

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1645

Qing Dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead,

and braid the rest of their hair into a queue, identical to those of the Manchus.

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First of All I'd Like to Thanks My Agent Mr. Smith :tehe:

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