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Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist in perodical form
One of the most dramatized of Dickens' works, Oliver Twist was appearing in 10 theaters in London before serialization of the novel was even completed. The novel was well received but not with the adulation of Pickwick. -
Victoria becomes queen of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland
the Kingdom of Ireland joined to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Victoria served as the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until 1901. In 1876 she also became empress of India. -
william wordsworth became poet laureate
With the death in 1843 of Robert Southey, Wordsworth became the Poet Laureate. In 1842, he was given a government pension and the following year became poet laureate. The post of Poet Laureate is a special honour awarded to a poet whose work is of national significance. -
Alfred, Lord Tennyson becomes poet Laureate
He was selected Poet Laureate in succession to Wordsworth. the 19th of November 1850 Queen Victoria appointed Tennyson poet laureate.The news of Lord Byron's death (19th April 1824) made a deep impression on him in June 1829 Alfred Tennyson won the Chancellors prize medal for his poem. -
Japan opens trade to the west
The opening of Japan to the West by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, U.S.N. Chinese ports, long open to Western trade -
Charles Darwin Publishes on the origin of species by means of natural selection
The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish. The book explained his theory of evolution by natural selection. -
The U.S. civil war begins
Anderson offered to surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. His offer was rejected, and on April 12, the Civil War began. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, that the American Civil War officially began with skirmish at Charleston's Fort. -
In France, victor hugo publishes les miserables
The novel contains many subplots, but the main thread is the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean, who becomes a force for good in the world but cannot escape his criminal past. The novel is divided into five volumes, each volume divided into several books, and subdivided into chapters, for a total of 48 books and 365 chapters. -
Thomas edison invents the incandescent lamp
Thomas Edison's greatest challenge was the development of a practical incandescent, electric light. Edison did not invent the first electric light bulb, but instead invented the first commercially practical incandescent light. -
Queen Victoria Dies
On January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria died, ending the longest reign of any British monarch and signaling the end of the Victorian Era. Her 63-year reign.
