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19th Century Timeline

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1. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph






2. The Communist Manifesto published.






3. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






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






5. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance






6. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world






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.






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9. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.






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.






11. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds






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






13. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.






14. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






15. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.






16. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






17. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






18. Independence of Luxembourg.






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






20. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






21. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.






22. Anaesthesia used for the first time.






23. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






24. Independence of Chile






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.






26. Missouri Compromise






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.






28. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






29. Chilean Civil War.






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






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32. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage






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






34. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.






35. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.






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






37. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






38. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






39. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.






40. First section of the London Underground opens.






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






42. First electric motor built.






43. Victorian gold rush in Australia






44. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.






45. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.






46. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.






47. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.






48. Indian famine begins.






49. Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift






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