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19th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.






5. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.






6. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






7. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.






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






9. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.






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






11. Suez Canal is constructed.






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






13. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






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






15. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.






16. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






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






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






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






20. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.






21. Second Anglo-Sikh War






22. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






23. Egyptian






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






25. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world






26. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






27. The Bront






28. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






29. Greco-Turkish War.






30. Siege of Khartoum






31. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






32. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






33. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






34. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe






35. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.






36. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.






37. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






38. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






39. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.






40. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.






41. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






42. France annexes Cambodia.






43. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa






44. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.






45. The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas - a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century.






46. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






47. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






48. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






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






50. 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.