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The American War of Independence began in 1775 (specifically April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord)

Ended in 1783.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.

This makes it the earliest of the events listed. 

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Yasir Arafat was the first President of the Palestinian Authority.

He died on 11 November 2004 in Paris, France.

He is also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar

Arafat received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994

He was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 4 or 24 August 1929

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Apple is the world's largest tech hardware company

Founded: April 1, 1976, Los Altos, California, United States

Headquarters: Cupertino, California, United States

Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne

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The United States is the world's largest crude oil producer, significantly ahead of Saudi Arabia and Russia,

Canada is also a significant oil producer, with the majority of its production coming from the oil sands in Alberta.

United States: 18.60 mb/d

Saudi Arabia: 11.01 mb/d

Russia: 10.50 mb/d

Canada: 5.29 mb/d

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The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie,

She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903

 Two Nobel Prizes, one in Physics (1903) and one in Chemistry (1911).

She is best known for her work in radioactivity

She also discovered the elements radium and polonium.