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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.
1824
1882
1819
1840
2. Independence of Argentina
1829
1872
1848
1816
3. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1831
1819
1869
1803
4. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.
1877
1803
1801
1868
5. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain
1861
1895
1860
1884
6. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.
1851
1889
1871
1863
7. The Communist Manifesto published.
1871
1848
1817
1825
8. Basketball is invented.
1868
1833
1836
1892
9. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.
1883
1876
1836
1892
10. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.
1839
1876
1860
1873
11. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres.
1830
1881
1844
1801
12. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1886
1894
1868
1858
13. Germany gains control of Camaroon
1884
1812
1831
1844
14. Peterloo massacre in England.
1886
1897
1819
1896
15. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.
1840
1861
1892
1896
16. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated
1863
1837
1881
1836
17. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.
1820
1861
1848
1847
18. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.
1889
1821
1803
1861
19. Peru declares its independence from Spain.
1820
1848
1821
1865-April 9 - 1865
20. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.
1862
1884
1805
1852
21. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.
1867
1890
1881
1821
22. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.
1850
1865
1825
1881
23. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented
1872
1845
1803
1849
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.
1866
1890
1874
1893
25. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage
1843
1818
1821
1893
26. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.
1881
1896
1898
1877
27. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.
1849
1839
1863
1825
28. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.
1852
1876
1827
1804
29. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world
1892
1839
1881
1844
30. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1865
1869
1872
1821
31. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.
1854
1886
1810
1872
32. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1844
1896
1810
1847
33. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.
1884
1854
1846
1838
34. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.
1861
1823
1885
1840
35. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.
1893
1825
1834
1889
36. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.
1873
1898
1835
1810
37. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1884
1839
1836
1861
38. Olympic Games revived inAthens.
1860
1896
1803
1857
39. Canadian Confederation formed.
1893
1804-1813
1831
1867
40. First section of the London Underground opens.
1864
1895
1831
1863
41. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.
1816
1801
1802
1842
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.
1875
1809
1815
1814
43. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage
1829
1862
1893
1828
44. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.
1815
1897
1825
1867
45. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.
1888
1804
1871
1823
46. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.
1889
1854
1833
1894
47. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.
1810
1858
1839
1890
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
1866
1868
1895
1874
49. Suez Canal is constructed.
1865
1833
1885
1859
50. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars
1873
1804-1813
1877
1866