1840 through 1845
1829-1851 2nd Cholera pandemic
1830-1860 Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US
1835-1842 2nd Seminole War
1837-1840 Martin Van Buren president of US
1837-1901 Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover)
1839-1842 Opium war between China and the English
1841-1844 John Tyler president of US
1842 Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English
1844 1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York
1845 Texas enters the union - 28th
1845-1848 James K Polk president of US
1845 Florida enters the union - 27th
1845-1849 Irish Potato Famine
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