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Act of Union creates the United Kingdom
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British abolishes the slave trade
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The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
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Factory Act banned children under 9 not allowed to work in factories.
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World's first steam locomotive passenger service begins
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Great Reform Act passed, male property owners allowed to vote.
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Slavery is abolished in the British Empire
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Prime Minister Viscount Lord Melbourne resign and sparks a political crisis
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Irish Potato Famine Began
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Britain and France Declared was Russia. Crimean war begin
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Suez Canal opens, linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
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Children 11 and up have to go to school.
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Second Boer War begins in South America