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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Italy, firmly establishes himself as First Consul in France. In the U.S., federal government moves to Washington, D.C. Robert Owen's social reforms in England. William Herschel discovers infrared rays. Alessandro Volta produces electricity. -
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Wars
The United States fought four wars in the 1800s: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War. -
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Presidents during the 1800s-1900s
Ranged from John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Harris S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Regan, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Bill Clinton and many others. -
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West Point Academy
West Point Academy was established -
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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 brought into the United States about 828,000 square miles of territory from France. What was known at the time as the Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north. All 15 states were eventually created from the land deal, which is considered one of the most important achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. -
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Inventions/ Expeditions, Abolishment's, Conronation
The Year New Jersey Abolishes Slavery
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Napoleon Bonaparte Coronation
Twelfth Amendment To The Constitution
First Working Full Size Railway Steam Locomotive -
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century -
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Missouri Compromise—Missouri admitted as slave state but slavery barred in rest of Louisiana Purchase north of 36°30' N. -
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Indpendence
Mexico gains independence from Spain. -
The Freedom Journal
The first African American Newspaper -
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party was established -
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States established, wars, and discover of postage stamps
The Alamo
Colt Revolver
Arkansas Becomes the 25th state
Texas San Jacinto
Texas Gains Independence From Mexico
John Deere Steel Plow
Queen Victoria ascends the throne
Michigan Becomes the 26th state
Trail of Tears
British Colonists Arrive In New Zealand
First Postage Stamp -
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States/ cities,
The U.S. Naval Academy of Annapolis
Florida Becomes The 27th state
Texas Becomes The 28th state
The Rubber Band
Baseball Rules Defined For First Time
1846
Oregon splits from England
Iowa Becomes The 29th state
U.S. - Mexican War 1846 to 1848
1847 Chloroform used as general anaesthetic
Antiseptic Use In Hospital
Wisconsin Becomes The 30th state
Smithsonian Institution
Mormon Followers Led By Brigham Young Arrive in Utah
1848
Hungary splits from Austria
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California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was sparked by the discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 and was arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century.. A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852. . -
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1850-1859
1850
California Becomes The 31st state
Los Angeles and San Francisco become cities
1851
The New York Times Founded
The America's Cup
The Great Exhibition / Crystal Palace
1852
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published 1853
Steinway Pianos
1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Republican Party Founded
1855
The Panama Railway
1856
The Pottawatomie Massacre
1857
The Indian Mutiny
1858
Minnesota Becomes The 32nd state
1859
Harpers Ferry Raid
Oregon Becomes The 33rd state
Big Ben
First Oil Well -
Republican Party
Former members of the Whig Party -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express was in operation for only 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861. Nevertheless, the Pony Express has become synonymous with the Old West. In the era before easy mass communication, the Pony Express was the thread that tied East to West. -
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Taxes, Wars, and Troops
1860
South Carolina Become First State To secede from the Union
1861
The Beginning of the Civil War
First United States Income Tax
Stonewall Jackson
1862
Signs of War Europe
Virginia is divided into two
Civil War/Battle of Shiloh
Gatling Gun
The Homestead Act
1863
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Gettysburg
First Underground Railway
The Union Uses Colored Troops
Congress Passes First Conscription Act
New York Riots Due To Conscription Act -
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty arrived at its permanent home on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885, aboard the French frigate Isere. -
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Wars
USS Maine Explodes
New York's Five counties
US / Spanish War Declared
US / Spanish War Battle Of Manila Bay
US / Spanish War Puerto Rico
Naval Base Built at Pearl Harbor
First Fingerprint Evidence Used in Murder Case
NAACP was formed
First Automobile Hearse
Queensboro Bridge Opens
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Life events in the United States
1914
Federal Trade Commission FTC Formed
Start Of World War I
First US Income Tax
The Panama Canal Opens
1915
World War I The Dardanelles
World War I Zeppelin raids
World War I Use Of Poison Gas
British warship Formidable sunk by German submarine 1917
Beginning of the Russian Revolution
America enters World War I Declares War On Germany and Sends Troops
World War I Jerusalem Captured
Mexican Constitution
New Immigration Act required a literacy test -
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1920s
The League of Nations is founded but the United States votes against joining.
Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified on August 18, giving women the right to vote. The 18th Amendment ( Volstead Act / National Prohibition Act ) goes into force at the beginning of the decade which in turn leads to increased black market alcohol that is sold in speakeasies and run by mobsters who pay off local politicians -
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Wall Street
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, is the stock-market crash that occurred starts on October 28th and started the period of The Great Depression in the United States, starting a world-wide economic crisis and lasting till the mid 1930's. -
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1940
What happened in 1940 Major News Stories include Germany and Italy gain control of most of Western Europe, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister and inspires British People With speeches including "We Shall Fight Them On The Beaches, Dunkirk evacuation of British Troops, Battle of Britain begins, Germany starts it's Blitz on London, Race Riots in Chicago, Harlem, Los Angeles and Detroit, Popular Movies include Gone With the Wind and the Great Dictator, Nylon Stockings Go On Sale -
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1960-1980
The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, the 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Cuban Missile Crisis, and finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon .
During the 1980s, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture. -
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1990s
1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launched during STS-31, a Space Shuttle Discovery mission. 1991 — The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq. 1991 — The World Wide Web publicly debuts as an Internet service. -
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1993-1999
1993 - Bill Clinton becomes President
1994 - North American Free Trade Agreement goes into effect
1995 - Following the 1994 elections, Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate for the first time since 1955.
1995 - 168 killed in Oklahoma City bombing
1996 - U.S. presidential election, 1996 (Bill Clinton is re-elected)
1998 - 224 killed in 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya
1999 - President Clinton is acquitted in impeachment trial by U.S. Senate
