| 1231-1808 |
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Papal Inquisition |
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| 1478-1834 |
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Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition |
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| 1760-1820 |
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Reign of King George III (Hanover) |
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| 1792-1815 |
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Napoleonic war |
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| 1796-1800 |
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John Adams elected 2nd president of US |
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| 1798-1800 |
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Undeclared war with France |
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| 1800 |
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1st Battery (Volta) |
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| 1800-1809 |
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Thomas Jefferson elected president of US |
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| 1800 |
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Russia annexes Georgia |
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| 1800 |
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US capital moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
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| 1802 |
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Babylonian cuniform deciphered |
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| 1803 |
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Louisiana Territory Purchased |
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| 1803 |
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Fulton propels vessel by steampower |
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| 1803 |
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Ohio enters the union - 17th |
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| 1804 |
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Haiti independent - 1st black country in West. Hemis. |
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| 1804-1806 |
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Lewis and Clark Expedition |
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| 1805 |
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Morphine isolated |
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| 1805 |
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Thomas Jefferson re-elected president of US |
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| 1807 |
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Robert Fulton makes 1st practical steamboat voyage |
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| 1808 |
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Import of new slaves into US Is banned |
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| 1808 |
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Pompeii excavation begins in earnest |
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| 1809-1816 |
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James Madison elected president of US |
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| 1809 |
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Charles Darwin born |
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| 1810 |
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Homeopathy founded |
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| 1810 |
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US pop. reaches 7.2 million |
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| 1812 |
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Louisiana enters the union - 18th |
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| 1812-1814 |
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War of 1812 |
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| 1812 |
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Missouri organized as a territory |
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| 1815 |
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French outlaw slavery in France |
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| 1815 |
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Battle of Waterloo |
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| 1815 |
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Sumbawa volcano (Indonesia) erupts; 50,000 killed |
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| 1816 |
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Indiana enters the union - 19th |
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| 1816 |
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Stethoscope |
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| 1816 |
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Photographic Negative |
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| 1817 |
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Alabama organized as a territory |
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| 1817-1825 |
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Erie canal constructed |
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| 1817 |
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Pentrich Revolution - England's last revolution |
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| 1817-1823 |
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1st Cholera pandemic |
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| 1817-1824 |
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James Monroe president of US |
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| 1817 |
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Mississippi enters the union - 20th |
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| 1818 |
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Illinois enters the union - 21st |
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| 1818 |
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Savannah 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic |
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| 1819 |
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Arkansas organized as a territory |
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| 1819 |
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Oersted discovers electro-magnetism |
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| 1819 |
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Alabama enters the union - 22nd |
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| 1820-1830 |
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Reign of King George IV (Hanover) |
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| 1820 |
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Maine enters the union - 23rd |
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| 1821 |
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Missouri enters the union - 24th |
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| 1821 |
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US pop. reaches 9.2 million |
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| 1821-1829 |
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Greek war of Independence |
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| 1821 |
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1st US women's college |
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| 1822 |
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Florida organized as a territory |
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| 1824-1828 |
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John Quincy Adams president of US |
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| 1824 |
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Erie canal finished |
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| 1824 |
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Internal Combustion Engine |
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| 1826 |
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1st railroad tunnel (England) |
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| 1827 |
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Ship's propeller (screw) |
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| 1827 |
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1st Black newspaper Freedom's Journal |
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| 1827 |
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Ohms Law formulated |
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| 1828 |
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1st railroad in the US |
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| 1828-1836 |
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Andrew Jackson president of US |
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| 1828 |
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1st Webster's Dictionary |
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| 1829 |
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1st US patent on a typewriter |
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| 1829-1851 |
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2nd Cholera pandemic |
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| 1830 |
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Mormons (Latter Day Saints) founded |
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| 1830-1860 |
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Underground railroad leads 100,000 slaves to freedom in
US |
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| 1830-1837 |
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Reign of King William IV (Hanover) |
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| 1832 |
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Horse-drawn trolleys in New York |
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| 1833 |
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Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) |
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| 1833 |
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Telegraph |
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| 1834 |
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Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage |
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| 1835 |
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Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord'
by 1891 |
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| 1835 |
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Halley's Comet |
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| 1835-1842 |
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2nd Seminole War |
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| 1836 |
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Texas war for independence |
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| 1836 |
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Arkansas enters the union -25th |
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| 1836 |
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Battle of the Alamo |
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| 1837 |
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Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation |
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| 1837-1840 |
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Martin Van Buren president of US |
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| 1837-1901 |
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Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) |
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| 1837 |
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Michigan enters the union - 26th |
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| 1838-1839 |
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Forced relocation of Cherokee |
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| 1839-1842 |
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Opium war between China and the English |
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| 1841-1844 |
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John Tyler president of US |
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| 1842 |
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Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English |
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| 1844 |
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1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York |
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| 1845-1849 |
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Irish Potato Famine |
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| 1845 |
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Florida enters the union - 27th |
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| 1845-1848 |
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James K Polk president of US |
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| 1845 |
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Texas enters the union - 28th |
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| 1846-1848 |
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The Mexican-US War |
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| 1846 |
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Iowa enters the union - 29th |
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| 1848 |
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NY allows women to own real estate |
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| 1848-1856 |
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1st gold rush in California |
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| 1848 |
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Wisconsin enters the union - 30th |
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| 1848 |
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Oregon organized as a territory |
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| 1849 |
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Fizeau measures speed of light |
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| 1849-1852 |
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Zachary Taylor president of the US |
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| 1850 |
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Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory |
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| 1850 |
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California enters the union - 31st |
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| 1850 |
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New Mexico organized as a territory |
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| 1850 |
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US pop reaches 23 million |
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| 1850 |
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World pop. est. at 1.1 billion |
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| 1851 |
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Gold rush in Australia |
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| 1852-1859 |
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3rd Cholera pandemic |
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| 1853-1856 |
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Franklin Pierce president of US |
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| 1853 |
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Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a
territory |
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| 1854-1856 |
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Crimean War |
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| 1854 |
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Nebraska organized as a territory |
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| 1854 |
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Kansas organized as a territory |
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| 1857 |
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Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens |
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| 1857-1866 |
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Transatlantic cable laid |
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| 1857-1860 |
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James Buchanan president of US |
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| 1858 |
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India bill transfers government of India to England |
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| 1858 |
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Minnesota enters the union - 32nd |
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| 1859 |
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Oregon enters the union - 33rd |
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| 1859 |
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Oil Well |
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| 1859 |
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Darwin pub. Origin Of Species |
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| 1860 |
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South Carolina Secedes from the Union |
| |
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| 1860 |
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Rifled barrel invented |
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| 1861 |
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Kansas enters the union - 34th |
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| 1861-1865 |
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Confederate States of America Exist |
| |
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| 1861 |
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Transcontinental Telegraph completed |
| |
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| 1861 |
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South Dakota organized as a territory |
| |
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| 1861 |
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North Dakota organized as a territory |
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| 1861 |
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Nevada organized as a territory |
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| 1861-1865 |
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Civil War from |
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| 1861-1865 |
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Abraham Lincoln president of US |
| |
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| 1861 |
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Colorado organized as a territory |
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| 1861 |
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The Apache Declare War on the US |
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| 1861 |
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Gold rush in New Zealand |
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| 1862 |
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US Homestead act |
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| 1863 |
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Arizona organized as a territory |
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| 1863-1879 |
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4th Cholera pandemic |
| |
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| 1863 |
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Idaho organized as a territory |
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| 1863 |
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Battle of Gettysburg |
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| 1863 |
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Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves |
| |
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|
| 1863 |
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West Virginia enters the union - 35th |
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| 1864 |
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Louisiana organized as a territory |
| |
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| 1864 |
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Nevada enters the union - 36th |
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| 1865 |
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Lister invents Disinfection |
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| 1865 |
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Ku Klux Klan founded |
| |
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| 1865 |
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President Lincoln assassinated |
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| 1866-1868 |
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Andrew Johnson president of US |
| |
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| 1866 |
|
Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials
(Massachusetts) |
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| 1867 |
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Nebraska enters the union - 37th |
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| 1867 |
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Confederation of Canada |
| |
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| 1867 |
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Dynamite |
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| 1867 |
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Alaska purchased from Russia |
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| 1867 |
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Diamonds discovered in South Africa |
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| 1868-1878 |
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War between Cuba and Spain |
| |
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| 1869 |
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Suez canal opened |
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| 1869-1876 |
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Ulysses S Grant president of US |
| |
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| 1869 |
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Cutty Sark built |
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| 1869 |
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Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold |
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| 1869 |
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Trans-continental railroad completed |
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| 1870-1871 |
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Franco-Prussian war |
| |
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| 1870 |
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US black men can vote |
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| 1870 |
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1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) |
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| 1871 |
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Great Fire destroys Chicago |
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| 1873-1878 |
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Depression, banks fail |
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| 1873 |
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Color Photographs |
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| 1876 |
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Colorado enters the union - 38th |
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| 1876 |
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Little Big Horn - Battle |
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| 1876 |
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American Centennial |
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| 1876 |
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Telephone (Bell, Latimer) |
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| 1877 |
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Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings |
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| 1877-1880 |
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Ruthorford B Hayes president of US |
| |
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| 1878 |
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1st commercial telephone exchange in US |
| |
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| 1879 |
|
Zulu war |
| |
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| 1879 |
|
Electric Light Bulb (Edison) |
| |
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| 1881 |
|
James A Garfield president of US |
| |
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| 1881 |
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President Garfield assassinated |
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| 1881-1885 |
|
Chester Arthur president of US |
| |
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|
| 1881-1896 |
|
5th Cholera pandemic |
| |
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| 1884 |
|
1st subway |
| |
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| 1884 |
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Motorcycle |
| |
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| 1885-1888 |
|
Grover Cleveland president of US |
| |
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| 1885 |
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Automobile |
| |
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| 1886 |
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Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) |
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| 1887 |
|
X-Rays (Tesla) |
| |
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| 1888 |
|
70...77 rpm musical records |
| |
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| 1888 |
|
Great Blizzard of 1888 - 400 deaths |
| |
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| 1889 |
|
South Dakota enters the union - 40th |
| |
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| 1889 |
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Holerith invents the punch card |
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| 1889-1892 |
|
Benjamin Harrison president of US |
| |
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|
| 1889 |
|
North Dakota enters the union - 39th |
| |
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| 1889 |
|
Montana enters the union - 41st |
| |
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| 1889 |
|
Washington enters the union - 42nd |
| |
|
|
| 1890 |
|
Oklahoma organized as a territory |
| |
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|
| 1890 |
|
Idaho enters the union - 43rd |
| |
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| 1890 |
|
Battle of Wounded Knee |
| |
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| 1890 |
|
Wyoming enters the union - 44th |
| |
|
|
| 1891 |
|
Mormon prophesy of 'coming of lord' by 1891 unfulfilled |
| |
|
|
| 1893 |
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Movies |
| |
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| 1893 |
|
New Zealand is 1st to grant women right to vote |
| |
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|
| 1893-1897 |
|
US Financial panic, depression |
| |
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|
| 1893-1896 |
|
Grover Cleveland president of US |
| |
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| 1893 |
|
Nikola Tesla invents Radio (not Marconi!) |
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| 1894-1895 |
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Chinese-Japanese war (1) |
| |
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| 1894 |
|
Plague in Hong Kong and China - 1 million dead |
| |
|
|
| 1896 |
|
Utah enters the union - 45th |
| |
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| 1896 |
|
Supreme court approves separate but equal segregation |
| |
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|
| 1897-1901 |
|
William McKinley president of US |
| |
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|
| 1898 |
|
Spanish American 1-year war |
| |
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| 1899-1902 |
|
Boer war |
| |
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| 1899-1923 |
|
6th Cholera pandemic |
| |
|
|
| 1900 |
|
Hawaii organized as a territory |
| |
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| 1900 |
|
Boxer rebellion in China |
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| 1900 |
|
Galveston Hurricane - 8,000 |
