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What are the most important dates in history?
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The most important dates in history include: 
1. The Big Bang, estimated to have occurred approximately 13.8 billion years ago.
2. The emergence of life on Earth, estimated to have happened around 4 billion years ago.
3. The first appearance of humans, estimated to have occurred between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago.
4. The Industrial Revolution, which began in Great Britain during the late 18th century.
5. The United States Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776.
6. The end of World War II, which ended with the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945.
7. The Space Race, a Cold War competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for dominance in space exploration.
8. The fall of the Berlin Wall, which took place on November 9, 1989.