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19th Century Timeline
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1. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph
1839
1866
1877
1886
2. The Communist Manifesto published.
1848
1889
1818
1884
3. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.
1877
1856
1825
1801
4. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.
1837
1870
1883
1803
5. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance
1874
1870
1894
1863
6. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world
1876
1862
1844
1871
7. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1861
1863
1873
1889
8. Bah
1863
1866
1813
1806
9. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
1869
1894
1866
1840
10. 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.
1863
1892
1820
1865-April 9 - 1865
11. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds
1898
1801
1826
1849
12. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1837
1896
1868
1861
13. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.
1808
1837
1876
1884
14. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.
1881
1819
1890
1819
15. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.
1819
1889
1866
1888
16. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt
1882
1892
1854
1868
17. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.
1850
1805
1842
1845
18. Independence of Luxembourg.
1890
1868
1830
1804
19. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1865
1837
1849
1820
20. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.
1890
1879
1863
1808
21. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.
1876
1884
1889
1853
22. Anaesthesia used for the first time.
1868
1816
1842
1863
23. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1805
1869
1840
1877
24. Independence of Chile
1818
1839
1854
1886
25. Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7. On December 1 - he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil.
1876
1822
1842
1869
26. Missouri Compromise
1821
1820
1865-April 14 - 1865
1838
27. 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.
1828
1851
1839
1860
28. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1895
1865-April 9 - 1865
1846
1805
29. Chilean Civil War.
1876
1821
1891
1826
30. 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
1803
1834
1889
1845
31. Wilhelm R
1895
1833
1806
1852
32. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage
1893
1868
1886
1831
33. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.
1842
1810
1894
1851
34. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.
1837
1863
1833
1853
35. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1842
1868
1896
1885
36. 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
1851
1886
1868
1876
37. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1862
1844
1834
1899
38. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented
1871
1849
1845
1876
39. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.
1837
1863
1838
1897
40. First section of the London Underground opens.
1865
1863
1862
1805
41. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1819
1894
1870
1868
42. First electric motor built.
1851
1829
1884
1888
43. Victorian gold rush in Australia
1851
1803
1866
1894
44. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.
1804
1806
1851
1808
45. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1808
1884
1876
1819
46. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.
1876
1894
1804
1829
47. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.
1838
1851
1803
1879
48. Indian famine begins.
1899
1816
1896
1865-April 14 - 1865
49. Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift
1876
1804
1886
1815
50. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1861
1896
1863
1899