1478-1834: | |
1820-1830: | | | | Reign of King George IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 1 |
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1821-1829: | | | | Greek war of Independence from before birth until age 0 |
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1828-1836: | | | | Andrew Jackson president of US from before birth until age 7 |
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1829-1851: | | | | 2nd Cholera pandemic from age 0 to age 22 |
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1829: | | | | 1st US patent on a typewriter at age 0 |
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1830-1837: | | | | Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from age 1 to age 8 |
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1830-1860: | | | | Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from age 1 until after line end |
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1830: | | | | Mormons (Latter Day Saints) founded at age 1 |
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1832: | | | | Horse-drawn trolleys in New York at age 3 |
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1833: | | | | Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) at age 4 |
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1833: | |
1834: | | | | Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 5 |
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1835-1842: | | | | 2nd Seminole War from age 6 to age 13 |
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1835: | |
1835: | | | | Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 6 |
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1836: | | | | Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 7 |
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1836: | | | | Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 7 |
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1836: | | | | Battle of the Alamo at age 7 |
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1837-1840: | | | | Martin Van Buren president of US from age 8 to age 11 |
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1837-1901: | | | | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 8 until after line end |
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1837: | | | | Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 8 |
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1837: | | | | Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 8 |
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1838-1839: | | | | Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 9 to age 10 |
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1839-1842: | | | | Opium war between China and the English from age 10 to age 13 |
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1841-1844: | | | | John Tyler president of US from age 12 to age 15 |
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1842: | | | | Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 13 |
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1844: | | | | 1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 15 |
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1845-1848: | | | | James K Polk president of US from age 16 to age 19 |
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1845-1849: | | | | Irish Potato Famine from age 16 to age 20 |
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1845: | | | | Florida enters the union - 27th at age 16 |
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1845: | | | | Texas enters the union - 28th at age 16 |
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1846: | | | | Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 17 |
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1846-1848: | | | | The Mexican-US War from age 17 to age 19 |
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1848: | | | | Oregon organized as a territory at age 19 |
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1848: | | | | NY allows women to own real estate at age 19 |
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1848: | | | | Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 19 |
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1848-1856: | | | | 1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 19 to age 27 |
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1849: | | | | Fizeau measures speed of light at age 20 |
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1849-1852: | | | | Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 20 to age 23 |
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1850: | | | | World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 21 |
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1850: | | | | California enters the union - 31st at age 21 |
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1850: | | | | US pop reaches 23 million at age 21 |
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1850: | | | | New Mexico organized as a territory at age 21 |
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1850: | | | | Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 21 |
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1851: | | | | Gold rush in Australia at age 22 |
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1852-1859: | | | | 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 23 until after line end |
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1853-1856: | | | | Franklin Pierce president of US from age 24 to age 27 |
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1853: | | | | Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 24 |
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1854: | | | | Nebraska organized as a territory at age 25 |
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1854-1856: | | | | Crimean War from age 25 to age 27 |
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1854: | | | | Kansas organized as a territory at age 25 |
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