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19th Century Timeline

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1. Italy annexes Eritrea.






2. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.






3. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






4. France invades and occupies Algeria.






5. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






6. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)






7. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.






8. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






9. July Revolution in France.






10. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






11. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






12. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.






13. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.






14. First isolation of aluminum.






15. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.






16. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.






17. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






18. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.






19. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






20. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






21. First Mexican Empire - as Mexico's first post-independent government - ruled by Emperor Agust






22. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






23. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.






24. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.






25. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.






26. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






27. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.






28. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






29. Peterloo massacre in England.






30. After theFirst Sino-Japanese War - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.






31. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.






32. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar






33. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.






34. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






35. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






36. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres.






37. SecondIndustrial Revolution






38. The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map. The Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement - but it fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent.






39. The Bront






40. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.






41. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






42. Mormon migration to Utah.






43. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.






44. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.






45. Independence of Argentina






46. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






47. Russia abolishes serfdom.






48. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.






49. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.






50. The Decembrist revolt