| 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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