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19th Century Timeline

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1. First isolation of aluminum.






2. Death of Alexander Pushkin






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






4. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






5. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






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






7. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.






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






9. France invades and occupies Algeria.






10. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin






11. Wilhelm R






12. The Communist Manifesto published.






13. 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.






14. Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic table






15. July Revolution in France.






16. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






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






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






19. The Mahdist War in Sudan.






20. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.






21. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






22. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






23. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.






24. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.






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






26. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






27. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






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29. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






30. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.






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






32. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.






33. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






34. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






35. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.






36. Chilean Civil War.






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






38. Discovery of Antarctica






39. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






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






41. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.






42. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






43. Second Anglo-Sikh War






44. 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.






45. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






46. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






47. The University of Berlin is founded. Among its students and faculty are Hegel - Marx - and Bismarck. The German university reform proves to be so successful that its model is copied around the world (see History of European research universities).






48. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






49. Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for suffrage and women's legal rights.






50. Germany gains control of Camaroon