19th Century Events By corriherab Jan 1, 1803 U.S. Aquires Lousiana Purchase Jan 1, 1803 The Napoleonic Wars Begin Jan 1, 1804 Napoleon Becomes Emperor of France Jan 1, 1806 Holy Roman Empire DIssolved Jan 1, 1810 Mexican War for Independance Begins Jan 1, 1812 War of 1812 Begins Jan 1, 1835 Texas Revolution Begins Jan 1, 1838 Trail of Tears Begins Jan 1, 1844 First Publicly Funded Telegraph Jan 1, 1845 Irish Potato Famine Jan 1, 1846 Mexican-American War Begins Jan 1, 1849 California Gold Rush Jan 1, 1859 Charles Darwin "On The Origin of Species" Published Jan 1, 1861 American Civil War Begins Jan 1, 1865 American Civil War Ends Jan 1, 1865 Reconstruction Begins Jan 1, 1865 Slavery Banned in the US Jan 1, 1869 First Transcontinental Railroad Completed Jan 1, 1872 Yellowstone National Park Is Created Jan 1, 1877 Reconstruction Ends Jan 1, 1879 Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb