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| 1760-1820: |  | | | Reign of King George III (Hanover) from before birth until age 8 |
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| 1792-1815: | | | | Napoleonic war from before birth until age 3 |
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| 1809-1816: | | | | James Madison elected president of US from before birth until age 4 |
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| 1812: | | | | Louisiana enters the union - 18th at age 0 |
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| 1812-1814: | | | | War of 1812 from age 0 to age 2 |
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| 1812: | | | | Missouri organized as a territory at age 0 |
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| 1815: | | | | Battle of Waterloo at age 3 |
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| 1815: | | | | Sumbawa volcano (Indonesia) erupts; 50,000 killed at age 3 |
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| 1815: | | | | French outlaw slavery in France at age 3 |
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| 1816: | |
| 1816: | | | | Photographic Negative at age 4 |
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| 1816: | | | | Indiana enters the union - 19th at age 4 |
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| 1817: | | | | Mississippi enters the union - 20th at age 5 |
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| 1817-1824: | | | | James Monroe president of US from age 5 to age 12 |
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| 1817-1825: | | | | Erie canal constructed from age 5 to age 13 |
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| 1817: | | | | Alabama organized as a territory at age 5 |
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| 1817: | | | | Pentrich Revolution - England's last revolution at age 5 |
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| 1817-1823: | | | | 1st Cholera pandemic from age 5 to age 11 |
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| 1818: | | | | Illinois enters the union - 21st at age 6 |
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| 1818: | | | | Savannah 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic at age 6 |
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| 1819: | | | | Alabama enters the union - 22nd at age 7 |
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| 1819: | | | | Arkansas organized as a territory at age 7 |
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| 1819: | | | | Oersted discovers electro-magnetism at age 7 |
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| 1820: | | | | Maine enters the union - 23rd at age 8 |
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| 1820-1830: | | | | Reign of King George IV (Hanover) from age 8 to age 18 |
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| 1821: | | | | US pop. reaches 9.2 million at age 9 |
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| 1821: | | | | Missouri enters the union - 24th at age 9 |
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| 1821: | | | | 1st US women's college at age 9 |
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| 1821-1829: | | | | Greek war of Independence from age 9 to age 17 |
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| 1822: | | | | Florida organized as a territory at age 10 |
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| 1824-1828: | | | | John Quincy Adams president of US from age 12 to age 16 |
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| 1824: | | | | Internal Combustion Engine at age 12 |
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| 1824: | | | | Erie canal finished at age 12 |
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| 1826: | | | | 1st railroad tunnel (England) at age 14 |
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| 1827: | | | | Ship's propeller (screw) at age 15 |
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| 1827: | | | | Ohms Law formulated at age 15 |
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| 1827: | | | | 1st Black newspaper Freedom's Journal at age 15 |
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| 1828: | | | | 1st Webster's Dictionary at age 16 |
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| 1828: | | | | 1st railroad in the US at age 16 |
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| 1828-1836: | | | | Andrew Jackson president of US from age 16 to age 24 |
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| 1829-1851: | | | | 2nd Cholera pandemic from age 17 to age 39 |
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| 1829: | | | | 1st US patent on a typewriter at age 17 |
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| 1830-1837: | | | | Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from age 18 to age 25 |
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| 1830: | | | | Mormons (Latter Day Saints) founded at age 18 |
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| 1830-1860: | | | | Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from age 18 until after line end |
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| 1832: | | | | Horse-drawn trolleys in New York at age 20 |
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| 1833: | |
| 1833: | | | | Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) at age 21 |
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| 1834: | | | | Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 22 |
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| 1835: | | | | Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 23 |
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| 1835: | |
| 1835-1842: | | | | 2nd Seminole War from age 23 to age 30 |
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| 1836: | | | | Battle of the Alamo at age 24 |
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| 1836: | | | | Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 24 |
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| 1836: | | | | Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 24 |
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| 1837-1840: | | | | Martin Van Buren president of US from age 25 to age 28 |
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| 1837: | | | | Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 25 |
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| 1837-1901: | | | | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 25 until after line end |
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| 1837: | | | | Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 25 |
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| 1838-1839: | | | | Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 26 to age 27 |
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| 1839-1842: | | | | Opium war between China and the English from age 27 to age 30 |
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| 1841-1844: | | | | John Tyler president of US from age 29 to age 32 |
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| 1842: | | | | Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 30 |
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| 1844: | | | | 1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 32 |
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| 1845-1849: | | | | Irish Potato Famine from age 33 to age 37 |
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| 1845-1848: | | | | James K Polk president of US from age 33 to age 36 |
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| 1845: | | | | Florida enters the union - 27th at age 33 |
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| 1845: | | | | Texas enters the union - 28th at age 33 |
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| 1846: | | | | Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 34 |
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| 1846-1848: | | | | The Mexican-US War from age 34 to age 36 |
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| 1848: | | | | Oregon organized as a territory at age 36 |
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| 1848: | | | | Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 36 |
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| 1848: | | | | NY allows women to own real estate at age 36 |
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| 1848-1856: | | | | 1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 36 until after line end |
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| 1849-1852: | | | | Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 37 to age 40 |
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| 1849: | | | | Fizeau measures speed of light at age 37 |
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| 1850: | | | | California enters the union - 31st at age 38 |
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| 1850: | | | | US pop reaches 23 million at age 38 |
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| 1850: | | | | New Mexico organized as a territory at age 38 |
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| 1850: | | | | Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 38 |
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| 1850: | | | | World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 38 |
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| 1851: | | | | Gold rush in Australia at age 39 |
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| 1852-1859: | | | | 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 40 until after line end |
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| 1853-1856: | | | | Franklin Pierce president of US from age 41 until after line end |
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| 1853: | | | | Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 41 |
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