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The 18-year-old Victoria comes to the throne in Britain, beginning the long Victorian era
A delegate from imperial China establishes the kingdom of Nam-Viet with himself as king
Agricola, appointed Roman governor of Britain in AD 77, establishes Chester as a stronghold from which to control the Welsh tribes
The tower at Jericho is the world's earliest surviving fortification
Cyrus annexes the Greek territory of Ionia as part of his empire, giving Persia a presence on the Aegean
General Alfred von Schlieffen devises plans for a potential two-pronged attack against France and Russia in a swift war
The principle of the bow and arrow is developed, with yew or elm for the bow and points of flint on the arrows
Africa south of the equatorial forests is largely inhabited by the Khoisan, of whom the San and the Hottentots are the modern survivors
Fossilized bones found in the caves of Skhul and Qafzeh, in modern Israel, are of anatomically modern humans
The Ndebele chieftain, Lobengula, grants Rhodes mining rights in what is now Zimbabwe
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