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19th Century Timeline

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






2. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.






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






4. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)






5. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






6. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.






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






8. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






9. The Decembrist revolt






10. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






11. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.






12. Volleyball is invented






13. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






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






15. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






16. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






17. War breaks out between Britain and France; this is considered by some to be the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.






18. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






19. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain






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






21. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






22. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.






23. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






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






25. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.






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






27. Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim.






28. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.






29. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).






30. Egyptian






31. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






38. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






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






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






41. 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.






42. Aspirin patented.






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






44. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.






45. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line






46. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic






47. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






48. Missouri Compromise






49. France invades and occupies Algeria.






50. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






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