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Sir Galton proves the Individuality of Fingerprints
Sir Francis Galton proves to society that no two fingerprints are the same. This will lead to multiple advances to use this diversity to its fullest potential (The Timetable of History). -
Victoria was born
Queen Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819, in Kensingston Palace, London. Her parents were Prince Edward and Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her father spent a period of his time in Canada and helped improve British North American defenses. At a young age, Victoria was not interested in politics, and was educated at home (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca). -
Louis Pasteur invents Wine Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur, dubbed the father of pasteurization, was able to perfect the method to keep wine fresh and healthy. This will lead to the economically boosts due to the increased sale in wine, and help Louis find the other methods to pasteurize other substances, something new to the scientific world at the time (The Timetable of History). -
Victoria is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom
When her uncle, William IV, the king, died, Victoria became queen at the age of 18. For starting at an early age, Queen Victoria will rule for decades, up until her death, being one of the longest rulers until 2010 (bbc.co.uk) -
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The First Opium War
When China first traded with Europe, they soon became addicted to the drug grown in Britain, opium. After a series of events, China and England were sent into a war. Queen Victoria was the ruling monarch during this period. As the monarch, Victoria was the one to make exchanges to China, and began the first major conflict with Asia and Europe (britannica.com). can not add photos to timespans -
Queen Victoria accused Lady Flora and Sir Conroy of an affair
As a child, Victoria despised the Comptroller of her mother's household. She also despised her mother's lady in waiting, Lady Flora. Victoria soon accused Flora for carrying Sir Conroy's child, as she wasn't married. Soon Queen Victoria was proven false, and this event made her become unpopular among the English (thefamouspeople.com) -
Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert
At the age of 21, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, her cousin. Her uncle did this to secure power to the family. She was madly in love with him, as was he. Prince Albert soon influenced her court decisions. Together, they bore 9 children, all who were able to strengthen the British monarchy and its colonies (historytoday.com) -
The Great Exhibition of 1851
Queen Victoria helped her husband, Prince Albert, with the Great Exhibition. This event allowed countries to gawked at the superior technology and art produced in England. Queen Victoria was able to sway many European countries to go into an industrial revolution, which soon spread worldwide (vam.a.uk). -
Californian Gold Rush
The Californian Gold Rush was the sudden immigration to California in hopes for gold and wealth. Many came there to find gold and become rich, wishing to climb higher up the social ladder by using California's rivers and gold sources. It also lead to many technological advances (thepeoplehistory.com). -
The American Civil War Begins
The American Civil War unified the USA even more and made several changes, like the end of slavery. If it wasn't for this war, the southern states would have broken off from the states and slavery would still be legal in North America (nps.gov). -
Death of Prince Albert
At 42, Prince Albert suddenly became ill and died of fever. After his death, Queen Victoria fell into depression. She always wore black in memory of Albert, and refused to go outside to her duties as Queen. She soon became unpopular and allowed the growth of the Republican Movement (historyinanhour.com). -
First Impressionist Exhibit in Paris
On April 15, 1874, the first impressionist exhibit was hosted in Paris. Impressionism was becoming more and more popular, trying to combat agaisnt realism. With this event, this unique art style has left its marks in modern art to this day (arthistory.about.com). -
Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India
Although India was already a colony of Great Britain, Victoria was still crowned empress. This happened because of Benjamin Disraeli, the Conservative Prime Minister. He wanted to bind England and India closer so that they can not rebel agaisnt them easily (open.ac.uk). -
Joseph Stalin is Born
Joseph Stalin, one of Russia's most notorious leader, was born in 1879. His birth will lead to the multiple attempts to control Russia through a dictatorship. He lead Russia in WWI and the Cold War (History.com). -
Surpassed Her grandfather as Longest Living British Monarch
Queen Victoria was able to surpass her predecessor, George III. She was able to make so many more changes, benefiting Great Britain, while George had lost many wars before. She was able to heal the scars and rumors of the royal family that he and many others had left behind. More celebrations of her rule would come, giving the citizens a high morale (thefamouspeople). -
Queen Victoria's Death
Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901. Her death signaled the end of the Victorian Era and her long dynasty. In honor of her rule, Canadians celebrate Victoria Day and many streets and places were named in honor of her. Her contributions to the country were extremely significant, as she was one of the most favorable monarchs in British history (thecanadianencyclopedia.com)
