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Events and Trends
The
Bonneville Slide
blocks the
Columbia River
near the site of present-day
Cascade Locks, Oregon
with a land bridge 200 feet high. The river eventually removes the blockage, but this event is remembered in the local legends of the
Native Americans
as the
Bridge of the Gods
.
The first
newspaper
to be published in
English
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World Leaders
King
Frederick IV of Denmark
(
1699
-
1730
).
King
William III of England
(
1689
-
1702
).
Queen
Anne of Great Britain
(
1702
-
1714
).
King
Louis XIV of France
(
1643
-
1715
).
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
(
1658
-
1705
).
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
(
1705
-
1711
).
Tsar
Peter I of Russia
(
1682
-
1725
).
King
Charles XII of Sweden
(
1697
-
1718
).