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Year
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Event
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Answer
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1801
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This country is created by the "Act of Union"
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UK
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1802
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This military academy is established in New York
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West Point
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1803
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The United States purchases Louisiana from this European power
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France
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1804
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Aaron Burr shoots this former US Treasury Secretary in a duel, resulting in the latter's death the next day
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Alexander Hamilton
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1805
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This composer's only opera "Fidelio" premiers in Vienna
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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1806
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Francis II abdicates, ending this empire which has stood for about 1000 years
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Holy Roman Empire
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1807
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This practice is ended in the UK, almost 60 years before the institution falls in the United States
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Slavery
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1808
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This future President of the Confederate States of America is born in Fairview, Kentucky
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Jefferson Davis
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1809
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This equitorial nation decalres independence from Spain
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Ecuador
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1810
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This British King is declared permanently insane
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George III
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1811
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Henri Christophe is proclaimed king of this Carribean nation
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Haiti
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1812
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Napoleon begins his retreat from this Russian city
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Moscow
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1813
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After a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, the municipality gives the title of El Libertador to this revolutionary
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Simón Bolívar
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1814
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Adolphe Sax, inventor of this musical instrument, is born
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Saxaphone
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1815
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Napoleon escapes from this Mediterranian island
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Elba
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1816
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Because of low temperatures across the Northern hemisphere this was known as the Year Without a ______
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Summer
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1817
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This English novelist, known for Sense and Sesnibility dies this year aged 41
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Jane Austen
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1818
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This political philosopher is born in Prussia
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Karl Marx
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1819
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English cavalry charges in to a crowd of protesters, killing 15, in Manchester
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Peterloo Massacre
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1820
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1818's philospher's writing partner is born, also in Prussia
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Friedrich Engels
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1821
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Formerly the Prince Regent, this monarch is crowned King of the United Kingdom
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George IV
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1822
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Two future US Presidents (18th & 19th) are born this year, name either
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Ulysses S. Grant | Rutherford B. Hayes
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1823
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British physician, inventor of the smallpox vaccine, dies this year
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Edward Jenner
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1824
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This British romantic poet dies in Greece
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Lord Byron
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1825
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This canal is opened, linking Albany, New York to the Great Lakes
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Erie Canal
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1826
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Two former US Presidents die on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, name either
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Thomas Jefferson | John Adams
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1827
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This British Prime Minister, the shortest served of any in history, dies 119 days into office
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George Canning
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1828
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This major US political party is organised for the first time
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Democratic Party
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1829
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This major religious group is granted significant freedoms in the UK and Ireland
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Catholics
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1830
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The independence of this European nation is recognised by the Great Powers
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Belgium
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1831
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This English naturalist departs from Plymouth, England aboard HMS Beagle
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Charles Darwin
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1832
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This European nation is established following The Treaty of London, breaking away from the Ottoman Empire
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Greece
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1833
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The inventor of dynamite is born in Sweden
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Alfred Nobel
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1834
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This city becomes Greece's capital
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Athens
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1835
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The Great Fire takes place in this city, destroying some 530 buildings, including the stock exchange
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New York City
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1836
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This famous battle takes place in Texas, resulting in the death of, amongst others, the frontiersman Davy Crockett
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Battle of the Alamo
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1837
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This British monarch assumes the throne, where she will reign for the next 63 years
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Victoria
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1838
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The Cherokee Nation is forcibily relocated
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Trail of Tears
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1839
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The first photograph if this celestial body is taken by French photographer Louis Dagurre
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The Moon
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1840
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This Scottish inventor, creator of the pneumatic tyre is born
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John Boyd Dunlop
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1841
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Britain occupies this Chinese island for the first time, which it will return to China in 1997
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Hong Kong
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1842
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This word, meaning "terrible lizard" is coined for the first time
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Dinosaur
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1843
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This Charles Dicken's novella is published on December 19th, selling out by Christmas Eve
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A Christmas Carol
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1844
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This youth organisation is established in London
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YMCA
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1845
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This crop fails in Ireland, leading to famine and the deaths of over 1 million people over the next few years
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Potato
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1846
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The 49th parallel is established as the border between the United States and this country
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Canada
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1847
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This city is founded by Mormons in Utah
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Salt Lake City
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1848
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This manifesto is published by [1818] and [1820]
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The Communist Manifesto
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1849
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The first member of this American political dynasty arrives in the United States from Ireland
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Kennedy
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1850
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The authour of Treasure Island is born this year
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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1851
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This precious metal is discovered in Australia, causing a rush
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Gold
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1852
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The first boat race between these twoi America Universities is held
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Harvard | Yale
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1853
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This company, famous for its denim products is founded in San Francisco, California
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Levi Strauss & Co.
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1854
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The Battle of Balaclava takes place during this conflict
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Crimean War
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1855
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Van Dieman's Land is officially renamed to this
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Tasmania
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1856
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This Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis is born this year
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Sigmund Freud
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1857
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The World's fist association football team is founded in this city
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Sheffield
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1858
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The Lutine bell is salvaged, and subsequently hung at the offices of thes famous insurer
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Lloyd's
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1859
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Ground is broken on this canal linking the Red Sea and Mediterranean
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Suez Canal
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1860
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This mail service starts between St Louis and Sacremento
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Pony Express
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1861
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Confederate forces fire on this fort, beginning the American Civil War
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Fort Sumter
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1862
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Global financial group UBS is founded in this European country
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Switzerland
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1863
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The largest battle of the American Civil War takes place near this Pennsylvania town
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Gettysburg
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1864
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The first shop, selling this British staple meal, opens in London
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Fish and Chips
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1865
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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by this person at Ford's Theatre
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John Wilkes Booth
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1866
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This authour, famous for Peter Rabbit, is born in London
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Beatrix Potter
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1867
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This territory is purchased by the United States from Russia at about 2cents/acre
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Alaska
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1868
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This US President becomes the first to be impeached
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Andrew Johnson
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1869
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War and Peace, written by this author, is published
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Leo Tolstoy
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1870
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This city becomes the capital of a unified Italy
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Rome
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1871
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The "Three Ring Circus" is opened by this entertainer in New York
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P.T. Barnum
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1872
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This crewless ship is found afloat by the British Brig Dei Gratia in the Atlantic
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Mary Celeste
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1873
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This brewing company starts producing beer in Golden, Colorado
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Coors
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1874
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This British WW2 leader is born in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
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Winston Churchill
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1875
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This Danish writer, famous for The Little Mermaid, dies
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Hans Christian Andersen
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1876
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Queen Victoria is conferred the title of Empress of _____
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India
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1877
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The first tournament by the All England Club is held at this London venue
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Wimbledon
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1878
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This future Soviet dictator is born in Gori, Georgia
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Joseph Stalin
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1879
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This inventor demonstrates his incandscent lightbulb at Menlo Park for the first time
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Thomas Edison
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1880
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The cathedral in this German city is completed after 632 years of construction
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Cologne
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1881
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This famous outlaw is killed, aged 21, at Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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Billy the Kid
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1882
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This Irish author, famous for Ulysses, is born in Dublin
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James Joyce
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1883
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This facist dictator of Italy is born
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Benito Mussolini
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1884
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The cornerstone for this statue is laid on Bedloe's Island, New York
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Statue of Liberty
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1885
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LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents this popular fairground attraction
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Roller Coaster
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1886
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This city, which becomes the capital of the Ethiopian Emipre, is established
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Addas Ababa
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1887
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This Scottish soccer club, the first British team to win the European Cup is established in Glasgow
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Celtic FC
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1888
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This serial killer is active in the East End of London
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Jack the Ripper
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1889
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This monument in Paris becomes the lattest structure in the world
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Eiffel Tower
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1890
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This Dutch post-impressionist artist shoots himself, dying two days later
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Vincent van-Gogh
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1891
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This fictional detective appears in The Strand Magazine for the first time
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Sherlock Holmes
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1892
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This entry point to the United States begins accepting immigrants
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Ellis Island
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1893
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The United States Supreme Court legally declares this fruit to be a vegetable
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Tomato
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1894
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This soft drink is sold in bottles for the first time
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Coca-Cola
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1895
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This Irish-born writer is arrested in London for "gross indecency", after losing a criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry
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Oscar Wilde
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1896
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The Quadricycle, the first vehicle developed by this atuomotive pioneer, is completed in Detroit
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Henry Ford
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1897
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This British author, creator of te Famous Five and Noddy is born
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Enid Blyton
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1898
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Marie and Pierre Curie announce the discovery of this element
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Radium
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1899
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This Carribean island gains its independence from Spain
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Cuba
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1900
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This political party is established in London, with Ramsey MacDonald as its first leader
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Labour Party
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