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19th Century Timeline

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1. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






2. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






3. Independence of Argentina






4. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






5. The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy - the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism.






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






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






8. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19






9. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres.






10. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.






11. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






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






13. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






14. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19






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






16. First commercial film release by Jean Aim






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






18. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.






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






20. Italy annexes Eritrea.






21. 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.






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






23. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.






24. The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California - giving them the nickname 49ers.






25. Famine in Finland.






26. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines






27. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






28. First commercial film release by Jean Aim






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






30. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.






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






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






33. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






34. Uruguayan Civil War






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






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






37. After two Opium Wars - France - the United Kingdom - the United States and Russia gained many concessions from China resulting in the decline of the Qing Dynasty.






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






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






41. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C






42. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






43. The Trumpet gets valves.






44. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






45. 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.






46. World population reaches 1 billion.






47. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






48. 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.






49. British defeat French at the Second Battle of Abukir






50. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.