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19th Century Timeline

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






2. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






3. First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming - Britain.






4. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






5. Greco-Turkish War.






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






7. The German Customs Union is formed.






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






9. Death of Alexander Pushkin






10. Victorian gold rush in Australia






11. Uruguayan Civil War






12. The Soci






13. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






14. Discovery of Antarctica






15. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.






16. July Revolution in France.






17. 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.






18. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.






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






20. Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7. On December 1 - he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil.






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






22. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






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






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






25. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.






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






27. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.






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






29. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






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






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






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






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






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






35. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.






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






37. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






38. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.






39. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.






40. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.






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






42. 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






43. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






44. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest






45. Telegraphy patented.






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






47. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






48. First Republic in Spain.






49. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






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