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19th Century Timeline

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1. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.






2. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.






3. Victorian gold rush in Australia






4. The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.International recognition followed in 1878.






5. Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.






6. Assassination of Tsar Paul I of Russia.






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






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






9. 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






10. The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.International recognition followed in 1878.






11. Cro-Magnon man first identified.






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






13. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






14. Canadian Confederation formed.






15. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






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






17. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






18. Independence of Chile






19. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






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






21. 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.






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






23. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.






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






25. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






26. Germany gains control of Camaroon






27. Italy annexes Eritrea.






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






29. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.






30. Persian Prophet the B






31. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.






32. Karl Benz sells the first commercial automobile






33. First section of the London Underground opens.






34. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.






35. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






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






37. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.






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






39. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






40. France annexes Cambodia.






41. Chilean Civil War.






42. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






43. First commercial film release by Jean Aim






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






45. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.






46. Carlist Wars in Spain.






47. Second Anglo-Sikh War






48. July Revolution in France.






49. Suez Canal is constructed.






50. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.







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