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1820-1830: |  |  |  | Reign of King George IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 0 |
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1828-1836: |  |  |  | Andrew Jackson president of US from before birth until age 6 |
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1829-1851: |  |  |  | 2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 21 |
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1830-1837: |  |  |  | Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from age 0 to age 7 |
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1830: |  |  |  | Mormons (Latter Day Saints) founded at age 0 |
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1830-1860: |  |  |  | Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from age 0 to age 30 |
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1832: |  |  |  | Horse-drawn trolleys in New York at age 2 |
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1833: | |
1833: |  |  |  | Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) at age 3 |
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1834: |  |  |  | Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 4 |
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1835-1842: |  |  |  | 2nd Seminole War from age 5 to age 12 |
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1835: |  |  |  | Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 5 |
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1835: | |
1836: |  |  |  | Battle of the Alamo at age 6 |
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1836: |  |  |  | Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 6 |
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1836: |  |  |  | Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 6 |
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1837-1901: |  |  |  | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 7 until after line end |
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1837: |  |  |  | Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 7 |
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1837-1840: |  |  |  | Martin Van Buren president of US from age 7 to age 10 |
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1837: |  |  |  | Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 7 |
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1838-1839: |  |  |  | Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 8 to age 9 |
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1839-1842: |  |  |  | Opium war between China and the English from age 9 to age 12 |
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1841-1844: |  |  |  | John Tyler president of US from age 11 to age 14 |
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1842: |  |  |  | Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 12 |
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1844: |  |  |  | 1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 14 |
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1845-1848: |  |  |  | James K Polk president of US from age 15 to age 18 |
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1845: |  |  |  | Florida enters the union - 27th at age 15 |
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1845: |  |  |  | Texas enters the union - 28th at age 15 |
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1845-1849: |  |  |  | Irish Potato Famine from age 15 to age 19 |
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1846-1848: |  |  |  | The Mexican-US War from age 16 to age 18 |
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1846: |  |  |  | Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 16 |
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1848: |  |  |  | Oregon organized as a territory at age 18 |
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1848: |  |  |  | Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 18 |
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1848: |  |  |  | NY allows women to own real estate at age 18 |
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1848-1856: |  |  |  | 1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 18 to age 26 |
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1849: |  |  |  | Fizeau measures speed of light at age 19 |
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1849-1852: |  |  |  | Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 19 to age 22 |
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1850: |  |  |  | California enters the union - 31st at age 20 |
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1850: |  |  |  | Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 20 |
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1850: |  |  |  | US pop reaches 23 million at age 20 |
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1850: |  |  |  | World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 20 |
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1850: |  |  |  | New Mexico organized as a territory at age 20 |
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1851: |  |  |  | Gold rush in Australia at age 21 |
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1852-1859: |  |  |  | 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 22 to age 29 |
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1853-1856: |  |  |  | Franklin Pierce president of US from age 23 to age 26 |
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1853: |  |  |  | Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 23 |
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1854: |  |  |  | Nebraska organized as a territory at age 24 |
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1854: |  |  |  | Kansas organized as a territory at age 24 |
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1854-1856: |  |  |  | Crimean War from age 24 to age 26 |
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1857-1866: |  |  |  | Transatlantic cable laid from age 27 until after line end |
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1857: |  |  |  | Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 27 |
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1857-1860: |  |  |  | James Buchanan president of US from age 27 to age 30 |
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1858: |  |  |  | Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 28 |
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1858: |  |  |  | India bill transfers government of India to England at age 28 |
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1859: | |
1859: |  |  |  | Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 29 |
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1859: |  |  |  | Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 29 |
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1860: |  |  |  | Rifled barrel invented at age 30 |
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1860: |  |  |  | South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 30 |
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1861-1865: |  |  |  | Confederate States of America Exist from age 31 until after line end |
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1861: |  |  |  | The Apache Declare War on the US at age 31 |
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1861: |  |  |  | Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 31 |
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1861: |  |  |  | South Dakota organized as a territory at age 31 |
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1861-1865: |  |  |  | Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 31 until after line end |
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1861: |  |  |  | Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 31 |
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1861: |  |  |  | Nevada organized as a territory at age 31 |
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1861: |  |  |  | Colorado organized as a territory at age 31 |
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1861: |  |  |  | Gold rush in New Zealand at age 31 |
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1861: |  |  |  | North Dakota organized as a territory at age 31 |
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1861-1865: |  |  |  | Civil War from age 31 until after line end |
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1862: |  |  |  | US Homestead act at age 32 |
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1863: |  |  |  | Idaho organized as a territory at age 33 |
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1863: |  |  |  | Battle of Gettysburg at age 33 |
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1863: |  |  |  | Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 33 |
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1863: |  |  |  | West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 33 |
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1863-1879: |  |  |  | 4th Cholera pandemic from age 33 until after line end |
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1863: |  |  |  | Arizona organized as a territory at age 33 |
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1864: |  |  |  | Louisiana organized as a territory at age 34 |
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1864: |  |  |  | Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 34 |
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