1837-1901: | | | | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from before birth until after line end |
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1857-1866: | | | | Transatlantic cable laid from before birth until age 0 |
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1863-1879: | | | | 4th Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 13 |
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1866: | | | | Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 0 |
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1866-1868: | | | | Andrew Johnson president of US from age 0 to age 2 |
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1867: | | | | Alaska purchased from Russia at age 1 |
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1867: | | | | Nebraska enters the union - 37th at age 1 |
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1867: | | | | Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 1 |
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1867: | | | | Confederation of Canada at age 1 |
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1868-1878: | | | | War between Cuba and Spain from age 2 to age 12 |
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1869: | | | | Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 3 |
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1869: | | | | Cutty Sark built at age 3 |
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1869: | | | | Suez canal opened at age 3 |
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1869-1876: | | | | Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 3 to age 10 |
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1869: | | | | Trans-continental railroad completed at age 3 |
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1870-1871: | | | | Franco-Prussian war from age 4 to age 5 |
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1870: | | | | US black men can vote at age 4 |
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1870: | | | | 1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 4 |
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1871: | | | | Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 5 |
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1873: | | | | Color Photographs at age 7 |
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1873-1878: | | | | Depression, banks fail from age 7 to age 12 |
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1876: | | | | American Centennial at age 10 |
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1876: | | | | Colorado enters the union - 38th at age 10 |
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1876: | | | | Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 10 |
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1876: | | | | Little Big Horn - Battle at age 10 |
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1877-1880: | | | | Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 11 to age 14 |
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1877: | | | | Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 11 |
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1878: | | | | 1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 12 |
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1879: | | | | Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 13 |
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1881-1885: | | | | Chester Arthur president of US from age 15 to age 19 |
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1881: | | | | James A Garfield president of US at age 15 |
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1881-1896: | | | | 5th Cholera pandemic from age 15 until after line end |
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1881: | | | | President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 15 |
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1885-1888: | | | | Grover Cleveland president of US from age 19 to age 22 |
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1886: | | | | Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 20 |
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1887: | | | | X-Rays (Tesla, not Rontgen!) at age 21 |
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1888: | | | | Great Blizzard of 1888 - 400+ deaths at age 22 |
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1888: | | | | 70...77 rpm musical records at age 22 |
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1889-1892: | | | | Benjamin Harrison president of US from age 23 until after line end |
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1889: | | | | North Dakota enters the union - 39th at age 23 |
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1889: | | | | South Dakota enters the union - 40th at age 23 |
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1889: | | | | Montana enters the union - 41st at age 23 |
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1889: | | | | Washington enters the union - 42nd at age 23 |
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1889: | | | | Holerith invents the punch card at age 23 |
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