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Thomas Jefferson was elected as President in the United States
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The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.
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First steam locomotive begins operation.
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Morphine first isolated.
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The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish
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The University of Berlin was founded.
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Jane Austen published Pride and Prejudice
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Mount Tambora in Sumbawa island erupts
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Independence of Argentina.
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Caldcleugh Alexander "Travels in South America"
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Regency period ends in the United Kingdom.
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Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena
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The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway in the world, is opened.
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The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.
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Egyptian–Ottoman War.
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Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.
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Telegraphy patented
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Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist.
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Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
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Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.
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gnaz Semmelweis proposes hand washing as a way to stop the spread of diseases.
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Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for women's suffrage.
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The Communist Manifesto published.
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Indian Rebellion
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British Empire in India lasts for 90 years.
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Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
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Victor Hugo publishes Les Misérables
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United States President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
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The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy
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Royal Albert Hall opens in London.
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The British East India Company is dissolved.
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Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India.
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The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt
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Louis Pasteur creates the first successful vaccine against rabies
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Construction of the Statue of Liberty
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Chilean Civil War.
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New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage.
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Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays.
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Cuban War for Independence results in Cuban independence from Spain.