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Steam engine Jefferson
Richard Trevithick developes high-pressure steam engine
Thomas Jefferson becomes American President -
Louisiana
Napoleon sells Louisiana to America to finance his wars -
Emmanuel Kant
Death of Emmanuel Kant (philosopher) -
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark start fact-finding voyage across America -
Napoleon makes himself Emperor of France
Napoleon makes himself Emperor of France -
Trafalgar
British under Lord Horatio Nelson defeat Napoleon at Trafalgar -
End of Holy Roman Empire
1806 German Empire re-organized by Napoleon - end of Holy Roman Empire -
Jena
Prussians defeated by Napoleon at Jena -
Slave trade abolished in Britain
Slave trade abolished in Britain -
Peninsula Wars
1808 Napoleon takes Spain but loses it again in Peninsula Wars -
Uprising in Germany and Austria
Uprising in Germany and Austria - war against Napoleon renewed -
James Madison
4th President James Madison takes office -
Napoleon's Grand Army destroyed - retreat from Moscow
Napoleon's Grand Army destroyed - retreat from Moscow -
Congress of Vienna
1814 Congress of Vienna - after Napoleon's defeat, Russia gains Poland and Finland,
Netherlands acquires Belgium, and Prussia obtains Saxony and Ruhr -
Louis XVIII
1814 Bourbon monarchy restored with Louis XVIII -
first steam locomotive
1814 George Stevenson builds first steam locomotive -
British forces burn Washington
British forces burn Washington before negotiating peace for Canada -
Napoleon escapes exile
Napoleon escapes exile in Elba and re-takes Paris -
British under Duke of Wellington finally defeat Napoleon at Waterloo
British under Duke of Wellington finally defeat Napoleon at Waterloo -
James Monroe
5th President James Monroe elected -
Spain cedes Florida territory to America
Spain cedes Florida territory to America -
Death of King George III of England
Death of King George III of England -
Brazil becomes nominally independent of Portugal
Brazil becomes nominally independent of Portugal -
Charles X
1824 Charles X succedes as King of France -
First railway (Stockton to Darligton) opened
1825 First railway (Stockton to Darligton) opened -
John Quincy Adams
6th president elected John Quincy Adams -
Dutch steamship "Curaçao"
1826 Dutch steamship "Curaçao" first to cross Atlantic -
Catholic Emancipation Act passed in Britain
1829 Catholic Emancipation Act passed in Britain -
Andrew Jackson
7th President Andrew Jackson elected president -
French capture Algeria from Turks
1830 French capture Algeria from Turks -
Belgian revolution establishes independence from Netherlands
1830 Belgian revolution establishes independence from Netherlands -
Greece gains independence from Turkey with help from Britain
1831 Greece gains independence from Turkey with help from Britain -
First Parliamentary Reform Bill passed
1832 First Parliamentary Reform Bill passed -
Carlist Wars in Spain
1834 Carlist Wars in Spain -
Queen Victoria comes to British throne
1837 Queen Victoria comes to British throne -
Early photography pioneered by Louis Daguerre
1837 Early photography pioneered by Louis Daguerre -
Martin Van Buren
8th President Martin Van Buren -
Trail of Tears
1838 Trail of Tears - mass relocation of American Indians -
Upper and Lower Canada re-unified
1840 Upper and Lower Canada re-unified -
William Henry Harrison
9th President William Henry Harrison elected -
John Tyler
10th president John Tyler elected -
James K Polk
11th president elected James K Polk -
Great Potato Famine in Ireland
1846 Great Potato Famine in Ireland -
Texas
1848 Texas becomes part of America after wars with Mexico -
California Gold Rush begins
1848 California Gold Rush begins -
Self-government established in Canada
1849 Self-government established in Canada -
Zachary Taylor
12th president Zachary Taylor elected -
Millard Filmore
13th president Millard Filmore elected -
Franklin Pierce
14th president of the United States elected -
James Buchanan
15th president elected James Buchanan -
Abraham Lincoln becomes President of America
1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes President of America -
Start of American Civil War
1861 Start of American Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address speech
1863 Abraham Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address speech -
Abolition of slavery in America
1865 Abolition of slavery in America -
End of American Civil War
1865 End of American Civil War -
Andrew Johnson
17th president elected Andrew Johnson -
Swede Alfred Nobel produces dynamite
1866 Swede Alfred Nobel produces dynamite -
Anti-black Ku Klux Klan formed
1866 Anti-black Ku Klux Klan formed -
America buys Alaska from Russia
1867 America buys Alaska from Russia -
Confederation of Canada
1867 Confederation of Canada -
Ulysses S. Grant
18th president of the United States Ulysses S. Grant -
Siege of Paris
1870 Prussia war against France culminates in Siege of Paris -
First Republic of Spain declared
1873 First Republic of Spain declared -
Benjamin Disraeli becomes British Prime minister for second time
1874 Benjamin Disraeli becomes British Prime minister for second time -
Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone
1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone -
Great Famine in Southern India kills over 5 million
1876 Great Famine in Southern India kills over 5 million -
Dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz begins in Mexico
1876 Dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz begins in Mexico