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Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is born in Ancient India.

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Beginning of Time

1804

Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs.

Present Day

Note: BCE means that the date is the number of years before the current era (CE/AD).
c. is short for 'circa' and indicates that the date is considered approximate.

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