1900Publication of *An Encyclopedia of World History* (5th ed. 1973)

Langer, William, ed. An Encyclopedia of World History (5th e...
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✍️ Nicolaus of Damascus Completes History of the World

Nicolaus of Damascus writes the 15-volume History of the World.
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✍️ Edward Gibbon Publishes 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

Edward Gibbon Publishes 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' (1776)
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✍️ Publication of *A Christmas Carol* and *The Tell-Tale Heart*

Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.
Publication of *A Christmas Carol* and *The Tell-Tale Heart* (1843)
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📚 Publication of *An Encyclopedia of World History* (5th ed. 1973)

Langer, William, ed. An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online
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📚 Publication of 'Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries' by Grant and Temperley

Grant, A. J. and Harold Temperley. Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (1789-1939) (1940) online
HistoriographyEuropean HistoryWorld History

📖 Publication of Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World Online

Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online
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