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1890s Hint
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(Spanish-American War, 1898-99)
(Liberalism Surge, 1892, 1893)
(Battles and Peace, 1890, 1891, 1895, 1897)
(Tragedy in Coronation and Justice, 1894, 1896)
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1899
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Spanish-American War Ends
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1898
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Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain
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1897
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Battle of Saragarhi (21 Sikhs Defend an Army Post Against 10,000 Afghan Soldiers)
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1896
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Khodynka Tragedy (Stampeding Crowd Kills 1,300 During the Coronation of Nicholas II)
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1895
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Treaty of Shimonoseki Ends the First Sino-Japanese War
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1894
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Alfred Dreyfus is Convicted of Treason (Start of the Dreyfus Affair)
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1893
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New Zealand Becomes the First Country to Grant Women the Right to Vote
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1892
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Gladstone Wins an Unprecedented Fourth Term as Prime Minister
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1891
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Chilean Civil War Ends Starting the Country's Parliamentary Era
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1890
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British Ultimatum of 1890 to Portugal (Demanding Portugal Withdraw Forces from in-between Mozambique and Angola
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1880s Hint
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(Colonisation and Imperialism, 1880, 1884, 1885, 1887)
(Latin America Instability, 1881, 1889)
(UK Domestic Problems, 1882, 1886, 1888)
(International Travel, 1883)
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1889
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Brazilian Military Coup Abolishes the Monarchy
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1888
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Whitechapel Murders (Jack the Ripper)
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1887
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Laos and Cambodia Are Added into French Indochina
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1886
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First Irish Home Rule Bill Defeated in the House of Commons
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1885
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Leopold II Establishes the Congo as his Personal Colonial Possession
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1884
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Berlin Conference Regulating European Colonisation of Africa Begins
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1883
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Orient Express Departs on its First Journey from Paris to Istanbul
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1882
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Phoenix Park Murders in Dublin (Chief Secretary and Permanent Undersecretary Stabbed)
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1881
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War of the Pacific Ends With Chile Victorious Against Peru-Bolivian Forces
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1880
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Second Anglo-Afghan War Ends With a British Victory
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1870s Hint
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(Eastern Question, 1876, 1877, 1878)
(Third Carlist War, 1872-1876)
(Rise of Germany, 1870, 1871)
(Britain Class and Warfare, 1875, 1879)
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1879
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Anglo-Zulu War Begins
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1878
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Congress of Berlin Settles the Eastern Question
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1877
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Russo-Turkish War Begins
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1876
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'Bulgarian Horrors' Committed by Ottomans in Balkan Territories
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1875
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Midland Railway Abolishes Second Class Passenger Category
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1874
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Bourbon Restoration Ends the Spanish Republic
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1873
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Abdication of King Amadeo I and Proclamation of the First Spanish Republic
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1872
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Third Carlist War Begins
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1871
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German Empire Proclaimed
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1870
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Franco-Prussian War Begins
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1860s Hint
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(Abraham Lincoln, 1863, 1865)
(Otto von Bismarck, 1862, 1866)
(International Wars, 1860, 1864)
(Formation and Openings, 1861, 1867. 1868, 1869)
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1869
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Suez Canal Opens
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1868
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Meiji Restoration
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1867
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Formation of the Dominion of Canada
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1866
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Austro-Prussian War
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1865
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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1864
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Paraguayan War (War of the Triple Alliance) Begins
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1863
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Emancipation Proclamation in the USA
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1862
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Otto von Bismarck Becomes Chancellor of Germany
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1861
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Unification of Italy
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1860
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Second Opium War Ends With British and French Troops Occupying the Forbidden Palace
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1850s Hint
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(Crimean War, 1853-56)
(Far Eastern Conflicts, 1851, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1858)
(Napoleon III, 1852, 1859) (American Diplomacy, 1850)
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1859
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Second Italian War of Independence
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1858
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Government of India Act Transfers East India Company Territories to the Crown
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1857
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Indian Mutiny Erupts
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1856
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Second Opium War Begins
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1855
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Viscount Palmerston Becomes Prime Minister
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1854
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Charge of the Light Brigade
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1853
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Taiping Rebels Seize Nanjing
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1852
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Napoleon III Becomes Emperor of France
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1851
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Taiping Rebellion Begins
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1850
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Henry Clay Introduces the Compromise of 1850
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1840s Hint
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(Robert Peel, 1841-1846)
(US Expansion, 1845)
(Revolutions, 1843, 1848-1849)
(Girlboss, 1840, 1847)
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1849
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Hungarian Revolution Crushed by Austro-Russian Troops
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1848
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Year of Revolutions
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1847
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Charlotte Bronte Publishes Jane Eyre
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1846
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Robert Peel Repeals the Corn Laws
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1845
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US Annexes the Republic of Texas
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1844
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Bank Charter Act 1844
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1843
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Greek Revolution
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1842
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Income Tax Act Establishes Peacetime Income Tax in Britain
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1841
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Robert Peel Becomes Prime Minister
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1840
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Queen Victoria Marries Prince Albert
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1830s Hint
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(Revolutions and Independence, 1830, 1831, 1836, 1839)
(Reforming Acts and Reforming Ideology, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835)
(Trouble in Americas, 1837, 1838)
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1839
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Treaty of London Establishes Belgium as Independent
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1838
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Dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America
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1837
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Panic of 1837 Begins in New York
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1836
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Texas Declares Independence From Mexico
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1835
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Tamworth Manifesto by Robert Peel
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1834
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Liberal Wars End in Portugal
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1833
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Slavery Abolition Act Passed in the UK
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1832
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Great Reform Act Passed in the UK
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1831
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November Uprising in Poland
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1830
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Revolutions of 1830
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1820s Hint
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(Struggles for Independence, 1821, 1822, 1825, 1826, 1827) (Liberal Years and War, 1820, 1823, 1828) (Congressional System, 1827)
(Corruption and Law, 1824, 1829)
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1829
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Metropolitan Police Act Passed in the UK
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1828
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Liberal Wars Begin in Portugal
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1827
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Treaty of London Forces Turkish Armistice With Greece
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1826
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Pan-American Congress Opened by Simon Bolivar
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1825
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Independence of Bolivia
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1824
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Corrupt Bargain in the USA
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1823
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French Intervention in Spain Ends the Liberal Years
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1822
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Brazil Declares Independence from Portugal
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1821
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Beginning of the Greek War for Independence
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1820
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Beginning of the 'Trienio Liberal' in Spain
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1810s Hint
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(Latin American Wars for Independence, 1810, 1811, 1816, 1817, 1818) (Fall of Napoleon, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815) (USA Acquisitions, 1819)
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1819
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Adams-Onis Treaty Cedes Florida to the USA for $5 million
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1818
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Chile Declares Independence from Spain
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1817
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Jose de San Martin Crosses the Andes to Liberate Chile and Peru
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1816
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United Provinces of South America Declares Independence from Spain
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1815
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Hundred-Day Campaign
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1814
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Abdication and Exile of Napoleon
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1813
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Battle of Leipzig
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1812
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Napoleon's Invasion of Russia and the Battle of Borodino
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1811
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Venezuela Declares Independence from Spain
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1810
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Michael Hidalgo Incites a Revolt to Cause the Mexican War of Independence
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1800s Hint
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(Napoleonic Wars, 1802, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1809) (Coronations and Murders, 1801, 1804, 1808) (Irish Relations and Civil Disturbance, 1800, 1803)
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1809
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The War of the Fifth Coalition
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1808
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Joseph Bonaparte Becomes King of Spain
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1807
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Treaty of Tilsit Ends the War of the Fourth Coalition
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1806
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Battle of Jena-Auserstedt Crushes Prussian Military Might
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1805
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Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Austerlitz
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1804
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Napoleon Bonaparte is Crowned Emperor of France
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1803
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Colonel Despard Executed for His Treacherous Plot
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1802
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Treaty of Amiens Ends the War of the Second Coalition
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1801
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Assassination of Tsar Paul I
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1800
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Union with Ireland Act Is Passed in Parliament, Uniting Great Britain and Ireland
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