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19th Century Timeline

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1. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy






2. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






3. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






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






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






6. Basketball is invented.






7. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






8. Russo-Persian War.






9. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.






10. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.






11. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






12. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.






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






14. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






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






16. Cairo falls to the British.






17. The Pony Express ended.






18. The Caste War of Yucat






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20. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






21. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.






22. Morphine first isolated.






23. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






24. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






25. Siege of Khartoum






26. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






27. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.






28. Wilhelm R






29. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






30. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






31. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






32. Anaesthesia used for the first time.






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






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






35. Telegraphy patented.






36. Independence of Argentina






37. The United States more than doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America via the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the U.S.'s westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as its Manifest Destiny which involves annexing






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






39. France invades and occupies Algeria.






40. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story - A Study in Scarlet.






41. Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the world's first nationwide labor strike.






42. Imam Shamil's rebellion in Russian-occupied Caucasus.






43. Italy annexes Eritrea.






44. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






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






46. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.






47. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






48. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






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






50. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.