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Charles Dickens was born
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. His parents were John Dickens and Elizabeth Dickens. He was the second of eight children to be born. His father worked as a clerk in a payroll office. At just four months old, the Dickens family moved to Chatham in a smaller home because of financial issues. Throughout Charles Dickens life, he will become a writer and social critic. (Charles Dickens Info) -
James Monroe was inaugurated as 5th president
James Monroe became president in 1817 and served as president until 1825 in the United States. He was the 5th president of the US. During his presidency, he created the Monroe Doctrine which warned european nations to not come between the western hemisphere. James Monroe was very important to the U.S history because he was able to expand the U.S territory which was known as the Louisiana purchase and he was also the last of the founding fathers of the U.S
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early life and education
When Charles was only 12 years old, his father, John Dickens,was sent to prison for debt . Soon after, Charles had to leave school to go and work at a boot-blacking factory. There, he earned six shillings a week which helped out his family a lot to allow them to have essential things in life like food and clothing. Soon after, Dickens was allowed to go back to school when his father got out of jail from a family inheritance.
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Duke of Wellington becomes prime minister of Great Britain
The Duke of Wellington was prime minister from 1820-1830. Before his time as Prime Minister, he was a great military leader in India by winning the Peninsular war. The Peninsular war was a conflict between Napoleon and Bourbon Spain. The Duke of Wellington also defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. During his politician career he was known for his Catholic emancipation which is giving full civil rights to Catholics in the United Kingdom.
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Robert Brown discovers the cell nucleus in plants
After discovering "brownian motion," Robert Brown continued his work as a botanist, especially using a microscope. He became very interested in the pollination among plants. This led him to the discovery of the cell nucleus in plants. Robert Brown made many discoveries that changed the course of scientific discoveries. His discovery was important because it helped prove the cell theory. The cell theory states that all organisms are composed of cells and pre-existing cells.
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revolts break out in Poland
this revolt is also known as the November Rising. It was a war fought between Poland and the Russian empire. The poland empire was trying to overthrow the Russian rule in the Congress kingdom of Poland. In the end, the Russian empire won. The effects of the war was those who participated were sentenced to death, and Poland was required to pay a high tribute. After the war, they both didn't lose their fight for independence and still wanted to receive it.
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Sir John Ross returns from his 2nd arctic expedition
Sir John Ross was in search of the northwest passage on his expedition. On his second expedition to Canada's northwest territories, Ross discovered Boothia peninsula, King William Island, and the Gulf of Boothia. One significance of his trip was that he spotted a whaler which is called, the Isabella of Hull, which was the same ship he went on with his first expedition. Soon later, Ross would be recognized for that. After his 2nd expedition, he took a 3rd which failed in the end.
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meets Catherine Hogarth
Charles dickens meets Catherine Hogarth and they soon got engaged 2 years later. They had 10 kids in total. The family did a lot of traveling such as visiting Scotland and the Americas. Catherine was the daughter of George Hogarth and worked as a editor of the evening chronicle. In later years, Charles becomes unhappy with his marriage primarily because he feels its Catherine's fault he has so many kids in which he didn't want so many.
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first book published: The Pickwick Papers
The first book Charles Dickens wrote was the Pickwick papers. The novel was about a meeting of the pickwick club that decided they were going to send Mr.Pickwick on an adventure around the world to gather research and stories.Throughout his journey ,he encounters many people and things.The pickwick papers is important to Charles Dickens life because it starts off his rise of fame. It gives hope to him that he can become the greatest author.
(The Pickwick Papers Plot Summary.)
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publishes Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is about a little boy named Oliver that is an orphan at a orphanage.There is limited food and he only gets one serving a night.When Oliver asked for more, he was sent to work as an apprentice. later on, he runs away and heads for London.This book is important to Charles Dickens life because it was the first of his work to show the poor part of London and show his belief that poverty leads to crime.
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Trail of Tears
The trail of Tears was when the Cherokee nation was forced to give up their land east of the Mississippi river which was apart of Andrew Jackson's removal policy. The natives were forced to move into present-day Oklahoma. While on their journey, they faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion. over 4,000 cherokees died on their trip.This event was important in history because the US gained so much territory but it also broke the trust between natives and the US
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publishes A Christmas Carol
One of Charles Dickens most famous works was the Christmas Carol. He wrote this book to show his concern with impoverished kids who had to commit a crime like stealing in order to survive. He shows this in his book by at the beginning of the story, scrooge the main character, is very selfish and greedy only caring about himself. But soon after, many ghosts appear in his house to show the importance of life and why he needs to change his character.
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published David Copperfield
This book that Dickens publishes was the first book he wrote in first person. He was able to show the truths about his life throughout the story. In the first part of the story, Dickens rights about his mothers death and the hardships he went through during that time. The second part is about him as a clerk and later a novelist. Not many people realized it was an Autobiography of his life until John Foster published,"The Life of Charles Dickens," in 1872.
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publishes A Tale Of Two Cities
A Tale of two Cities is based in set in London and Paris during the French Revolution and reign of terror. Dickens decided to write the book after he was featured in the play,"Frozen Deep," playing the role of Richard Wardour. The story is about Doctor Manette who is imprisoned for many years. His job is to make shoes and when asked his name, he says,"One hundred and five north tower." Another character is Sydney Carton who goes through the same thing as Manette.
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published Great Expectations
This novel is about a little boy named Pip who is six years old. On Christmas Eve, Pip meets a convict who threatens him to steal food. Soon later, Pip is sent to entertain Miss Havisham, who is a very wealthy woman.Pip soon becomes very jealous of their wealth and is embarrassed of himself. Some of the most important themes in this story is that money cannot but quality in a person. Even though pip is a laboring boy,his personality is what makes him a great person.
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death
On June 6, 1870, Dickens suffered from a stroke and died at the age of 58. years prior to the stroke, he was involved in a car accident that he never fully healed from. He died in Gad's hill place which is in Kent,England. Dickens book,"The Mystery of Edwin Drood," was never finished due to his death. Dickens will always be remembered for works of literature and the impact he had on the world. He created books about real life issues that changed the way people live forever.
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