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Factory act
The factory act banned factory work for children under nine. Slavery is abolished in British empire. -
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Victorians Timespan
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens publishes his short novel A Christmas Carol -
Telegraph message
Samuel F.B. Morse send the first long distance telegraph message. -
The death
Prince Albert dies. -
The Civil War
The Civil War erupts in the U.S.
Alexander II frees serfs in Russia. -
Schools & The Married Women's act
Local governments established public schools.
Married women's act gives economic rights to women. -
Reform Bill
The Reform BIll gives vote to almost all adult males. -
Development of powered automobile & the first country to grant women suffage
Henry Ford develops gasoline powered automobiles.
New Zeland become the first country to grant women suffrage. -
Oxford Book of English Verse
Oxford Book of English Verse is published. -
The Common Wealth of Austraia & Queen's Death
Britian established the Common Wealth of Austraia.
Queen Victoria dies after nearly 64 years of rule.
