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19th Century Timeline

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1. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.






2. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.






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






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






5. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.






6. Canadian Confederation formed.






7. Construction of the Statue of Liberty; Coca-Cola is developed.






8. First gramophone record






9. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






10. The Communist Manifesto published.






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






12. Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana)






13. Death of Alexander Pushkin






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






15. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia






16. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.






17. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






18. Morphine first isolated.






19. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






20. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






21. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






22. The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas - a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century.






23. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.






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






25. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada






26. Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians. Imam Shamil defeated.






27. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






28. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






29. Independence of Argentina






30. Shaka rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane (






31. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres.






32. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen






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






34. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.






35. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






36. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.






37. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






38. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






39. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






40. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.






41. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.






42. Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26 -765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse - Virginia - effectively ending the American Civil War.






43. Discovery of Antarctica






44. Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.






45. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.






46. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.






47. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






48. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.






49. Missouri Compromise






50. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.