1829-1851: |  |  |  | 2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 4 |
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1830-1860: |  |  |  | Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until after line end |
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1837-1901: |  |  |  | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from before birth until after line end |
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1845-1849: |  |  |  | Irish Potato Famine from before birth until age 2 |
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1845-1848: |  |  |  | James K Polk president of US from before birth until age 1 |
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1846-1848: |  |  |  | The Mexican-US War from before birth until age 1 |
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1848: |  |  |  | NY allows women to own real estate at age 1 |
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1848-1856: |  |  |  | 1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 1 to age 9 |
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1848: |  |  |  | Oregon organized as a territory at age 1 |
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1848: |  |  |  | Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 1 |
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1849: |  |  |  | Fizeau measures speed of light at age 2 |
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1849-1852: |  |  |  | Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 2 to age 5 |
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1850: |  |  |  | US pop reaches 23 million at age 3 |
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1850: |  |  |  | World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 3 |
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1850: |  |  |  | New Mexico organized as a territory at age 3 |
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1850: |  |  |  | Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 3 |
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1850: |  |  |  | California enters the union - 31st at age 3 |
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1851: |  |  |  | Gold rush in Australia at age 4 |
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1852-1859: |  |  |  | 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 5 to age 12 |
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1853-1856: |  |  |  | Franklin Pierce president of US from age 6 to age 9 |
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1853: |  |  |  | Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 6 |
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1854-1856: |  |  |  | Crimean War from age 7 to age 9 |
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1854: |  |  |  | Kansas organized as a territory at age 7 |
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1854: |  |  |  | Nebraska organized as a territory at age 7 |
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1857-1860: |  |  |  | James Buchanan president of US from age 10 to age 13 |
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1857: |  |  |  | Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 10 |
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1857-1866: |  |  |  | Transatlantic cable laid from age 10 until after line end |
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1858: |  |  |  | Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 11 |
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1858: |  |  |  | India bill transfers government of India to England at age 11 |
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1859: |  |  |  | Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 12 |
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1859: |  |  |  | Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 12 |
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1860: |  |  |  | South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 13 |
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1860: |  |  |  | Rifled barrel invented at age 13 |
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