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 '''1752:&nbsp; England adopted the new Gregorian calendar.&nbsp; The first day of the year started on 1 January instead&nbsp;of March 25th.'''&nbsp;
-'''1756–1765<nowiki>:&nbsp; The first English navigation canals appeared.&nbsp; The Industrial Revolution began and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny.&nbsp;</nowiki>&nbsp;French and Indian Wars in Canada and the Colonies.'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;'''1775-1783 American Revolutionary War'''. &nbsp;The &nbsp;American Colonies fought the English for eight years where they defeated the English on American soil. &nbsp;The Colonists won their independence from England in 1783 and formed their own country with a Republic and a constitutional form of government. They became the United States of America, the land of the free.
+'''1756–1765<nowiki>:&nbsp; The first English navigation canals appeared.&nbsp; The Industrial Revolution began and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny.&nbsp;</nowiki>&nbsp;French and Indian Wars in Canada and the Colonies.'''
+'''1775-1783 American Revolutionary War'''. &nbsp;The &nbsp;American Colonies fought the English for eight years where they defeated the English on American soil. &nbsp;The Colonists won their independence from England in 1783 and formed their own country with a Republic and a constitutional form of government. They became the United States of America, the land of the free.
 '''1800:&nbsp; Ireland became part of the United Kingdom.'''