What Happened When in the World

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Across
  1. 3. Gained independence from Britain in 1947?
  2. 4. Sea battle in 1805, where the combined French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the British?
  3. 7. Luxury passenger train, connecting Paris and Istanbul since 1883?
  4. 8. British scientist who developed a theory of evolution?
  5. 10. First summited in 1953, by Sir Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing Norgay?
  6. 12. First explorer to reach the South Pole in 1911?
  7. 13. Wartime Prim Minister of Britain, during World War II?
  8. 15. First US astronaut to walk on the moon in 1969?
  9. 16. Japanese attack in 1941, leading to the US joining World War II?
  10. 17. State in America that were former Spanish colonies established in the 1580s-1590s?
  11. 18. Luxury cruise ship which sank in 1912?
Down
  1. 1. Explosive content, first used by the Chinese in 850CE?
  2. 2. Napoleon's last battle, where he was defeated by British and Prussian armies in 1815?
  3. 5. European uprising, from 1789-1794?
  4. 6. Civil Engineer who provided the solution to the Great Stink of 1858?
  5. 9. Explorer who discovered America in 1492?
  6. 11. 3rd to 14th Century trade route, travelled by Marco Polo?
  7. 14. Portugese explorer, who discovered India in 1497-1498 expedition?