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19th Century Timeline

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






2. Aspirin patented.






3. Karl Benz sells the first commercial automobile






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






5. Uruguayan Civil War






6. United States President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated while attending a performance atFord's Theater - Washington - D.C.. He dies approximately nine hours after being shot on April 15 - 1865.






7. First Mexican Empire - as Mexico's first post-independent government - ruled by Emperor Agust






8. Persian Prophet the B






9. Mormon migration to Utah.






10. Death of Alexander Pushkin






11. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






12. 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.






13. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars






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






15. Telegraphy patented.






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






17. First Anglo-Sikh War






18. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






19. First Republic in Spain.






20. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






21. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).






22. Russo-Persian War.






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






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






25. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






26. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






27. The Mahdist War in Sudan.






28. 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






29. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.






30. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






31. Chilean Civil War.






32. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






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






34. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






35. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.






36. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.






37. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






38. Anaesthesia used for the first time.






39. The Communist Manifesto published.






40. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.






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






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






43. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






44. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic






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






46. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






47. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






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






49. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






50. TheFirst Boer War.







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