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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1859: | |
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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