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Thomas Edison

1847 CE – 1931 CE · 84 years

The most prolific inventor in American history — 1,093 patents, the first industrial research lab, and a relentless will that turned electricity from a curiosity into a civilisation.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

central Asian khanates

Attested 1530 CE – 1900 CE

Conflict

Kokand Khanate Wars

1709 CE – 1876 CE

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Robert E. Lee

1807 CE – 1870 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Xinjiang

Founded 1914 CE · attested to 1945 CE

Conflict

Russian Conquest of Central Asia

1839 CE – 1895 CE

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Abraham Lincoln

1809 CE – 1865 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1847 CE and 1931 CE.

1916 CE Basmachi Movement 1848 CE Italian Wars of Unification 1848 CE First Schleswig War 1848 CE St. George's Cathedral 1849 CE Apache Wars 1849 CE Indian Frontier Campaigns

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Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Atlantic Triangular Trade Trade route · Europe 1600 CE – 1850 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Landmark · Americas 3700 BCE – 1850 CE Iran Polity · Middle East Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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