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19th Century Timeline

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1. New Zealand is founded - as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Maori and British.






2. Independence of Argentina






3. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.






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






5. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain






6. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.






7. The Communist Manifesto published.






8. Basketball is invented.






9. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.






10. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






11. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres.






12. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.






13. Germany gains control of Camaroon






14. Peterloo massacre in England.






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






16. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






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






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






19. Peru declares its independence from Spain.






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






21. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.






22. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






23. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






24. Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.






25. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage






26. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






27. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






28. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






29. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world






30. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.






31. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.






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






33. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.






34. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.






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






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






37. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy






38. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






39. Canadian Confederation formed.






40. First section of the London Underground opens.






41. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.






42. 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.






43. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage






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






45. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






46. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.






47. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.






48. The Expatriation Act of 1868 is approved by the U.S. Congress - one of the early blows which would eventually lead to the death of the common law doctrine of perpetual allegiance






49. Suez Canal is constructed.






50. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars