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Sep 23, 1513
Extermination of the Joyas
Explorer Vasco Nuñez de Balboa discovers approximately 40 joyas and demands for them to be fed to the mastiffs. -
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution begins around 1760, until some time between 1820 and 1840. -
The Publick Universal Friend
Jemima Wilkinson of Cumberland claimed to have died and been resurrected as a genderless spirit named the "Publick Universal Friend." -
The Female Marine
The Female Marine is published in 1815. -
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Cross-Dressing Laws Passed in US
Between 1848 and 1900, 34 cities in 21 states passed prohibitions against cross-dressing. -
The California Gold Rush
Gold is discovered in California, bringing in an influx of foreign immigrants and Westward travelers to the state. -
The Vigilance Committee
”Vigilantes “purged” San Francisco of allegedly fraudulent politicians, driving virtually all Democrats from the city, including those in elected office. They also brought together political and moral reform agendas, linking the campaign for good government to gender normativity, sexual propriety, and family life (Sears)". -
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The Civil War
The Civil War lasts from 1861 to 1865. -
Psychopathia Sexualis
Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing publishes "Psychopathia Sexualis" in 1886, establishing sexology as a scientific discipline. -
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World War I
WWI lasts from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. -
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World War II
WWII lasts from 1939 to 1945. -
"Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Bombshell"
Christine Jorgensen gains fame for undergoing sex reassignment surgery in Denmark. -
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The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement lasts from 1954-1968. -
The Compton's Cafeteria Riot
In 1966, one of the first recorded transgender riots in US history occurred at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco. -
Stonewall Uprising
The Stonewall riots occurs on the 28th of June, 1969.
