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1520-Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father, Selim I, as Ottoman Sultan and rules until 1566 1846-Anesthetic ether is used for the first time by American dentist Dr.

  • Suleiman the Magnificent becomes Ottoman Emperor in 1520
  • Dr. William Morton introduces ether anesthesia in 1846
  • Bismarck's "Blood and Iron" speech in 1862

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