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The Beginnings of
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1790s

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1760s 1770s 1780s - 1790s - 1800s 1810s 1820s
Years: 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800

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French Revolution (1789 - 1799). It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when a successful coup d'état places Napoléon Bonaparte in control of France.
French inventor Claude Chappe first demonstrates a practical semaphore system (1792). Use of the system will eventually expand to include the whole of France. This is considered to be the first practical telecommunications system.

World Leaders

King Louis XVI (France)
Maximilien Robespierre (France)
King George III (Great Britain)
Emperor Leopold II (Holy Roman Empire)
Emperor Francis II (Holy Roman Empire)
Emperor Kangxi (China)
Pope Pius VI
Empress Catherine II (Russia)
Emperor Paul (Russia)
President George Washington (United States)
President John Adams (United States)

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