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Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.
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Mexico gains independence from Spain
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Liberia colonized by Americans and the capital was named Monrovia
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R J Tyers patents roller skates
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Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec
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Erie Canal opens
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John Walker invents friction match in England
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1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans
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Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US
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Pres Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses
