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19th Century Timeline

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1. First Seminole War begins in Florida.






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






3. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain






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






5. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar






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






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






8. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.






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






10. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.






11. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






12. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






13. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.






14. Chilean Civil War.






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






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






17. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.






18. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






19. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






20. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






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






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






23. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.






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






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






26. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






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






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






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






30. The Pony Express started.






31. First commercial film release by Jean Aim






32. First section of the London Underground opens.






33. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






34. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story - A Study in Scarlet.






35. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






36. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.






37. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






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






39. Russia abolishes serfdom.






40. The Caste War of Yucat






41. Aspirin patented.






42. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.






43. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






44. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.






45. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.






46. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






47. Construction of the Statue of Liberty; Coca-Cola is developed.






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






49. 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.






50. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance