1829-1851: | | | | 2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 1 |
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1830-1860: | | | | Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 10 |
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1837-1901: | | | | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from before birth until after line end |
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1848-1856: | | | | 1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from before birth until age 6 |
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1849-1852: | | | | Zachary Taylor president of the US from before birth until age 2 |
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1850: | | | | World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 0 |
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1850: | | | | California enters the union - 31st at age 0 |
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1850: | | | | US pop reaches 23 million at age 0 |
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1850: | | | | Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 0 |
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1850: | | | | New Mexico organized as a territory at age 0 |
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1851: | | | | Gold rush in Australia at age 1 |
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1852-1859: | | | | 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 2 to age 9 |
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1853: | | | | Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 3 |
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1853-1856: | | | | Franklin Pierce president of US from age 3 to age 6 |
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1854-1856: | | | | Crimean War from age 4 to age 6 |
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1854: | | | | Kansas organized as a territory at age 4 |
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1854: | | | | Nebraska organized as a territory at age 4 |
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1857: | | | | Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 7 |
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1857-1866: | | | | Transatlantic cable laid from age 7 to age 16 |
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1857-1860: | | | | James Buchanan president of US from age 7 to age 10 |
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1858: | | | | Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 8 |
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1858: | | | | India bill transfers government of India to England at age 8 |
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1859: | | | | Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 9 |
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1859: | | | | Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 9 |
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1859: | |
1860: | | | | Rifled barrel invented at age 10 |
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1860: | | | | South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 10 |
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1861: | | | | Nevada organized as a territory at age 11 |
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1861: | | | | North Dakota organized as a territory at age 11 |
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1861: | | | | Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 11 |
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1861: | | | | The Apache Declare War on the US at age 11 |
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1861-1865: | | | | Confederate States of America Exist from age 11 to age 15 |
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1861: | | | | South Dakota organized as a territory at age 11 |
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1861: | | | | Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 11 |
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1861: | | | | Gold rush in New Zealand at age 11 |
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1861: | | | | Colorado organized as a territory at age 11 |
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1861-1865: | | | | Civil War from age 11 to age 15 |
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1861-1865: | | | | Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 11 to age 15 |
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1862: | | | | US Homestead act at age 12 |
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1863: | | | | Idaho organized as a territory at age 13 |
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1863: | | | | Arizona organized as a territory at age 13 |
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1863: | | | | Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 13 |
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1863: | | | | Battle of Gettysburg at age 13 |
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1863: | | | | West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 13 |
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1863-1879: | | | | 4th Cholera pandemic from age 13 to age 29 |
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1864: | | | | Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 14 |
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1864: | | | | Louisiana organized as a territory at age 14 |
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1865: | | | | Ku Klux Klan founded at age 15 |
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1865: | | | | Lister invents Disinfection at age 15 |
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1865: | | | | President Lincoln assassinated at age 15 |
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1866: | | | | Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 16 |
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1866-1868: | | | | Andrew Johnson president of US from age 16 to age 18 |
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1867: | |
1867: | | | | Alaska purchased from Russia at age 17 |
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1867: | | | | Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 17 |
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1867: | | | | Confederation of Canada at age 17 |
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1867: | | | | Nebraska enters the union - 37th at age 17 |
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1868-1878: | | | | War between Cuba and Spain from age 18 to age 28 |
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1869: | | | | Trans-continental railroad completed at age 19 |
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1869: | | | | Cutty Sark built at age 19 |
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1869-1876: | | | | Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 19 to age 26 |
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1869: | | | | Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 19 |
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1869: | | | | Suez canal opened at age 19 |
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1870: | | | | 1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 20 |
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1870: | | | | US black men can vote at age 20 |
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1870-1871: | | | | Franco-Prussian war from age 20 to age 21 |
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1871: | | | | Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 21 |
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1873: | | | | Color Photographs at age 23 |
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1873-1878: | | | | Depression, banks fail from age 23 to age 28 |
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1876: | | | | Little Big Horn - Battle at age 26 |
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1876: | | | | American Centennial at age 26 |
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1876: | | | | Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 26 |
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1876: | | | | Colorado enters the union - 38th at age 26 |
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1877: | | | | Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 27 |
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1877-1880: | | | | Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 27 to age 30 |
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1878: | | | | 1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 28 |
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1879: | |
1879: | | | | Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 29 |
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1881-1885: | | | | Chester Arthur president of US from age 31 to age 35 |
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1881: | | | | James A Garfield president of US at age 31 |
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1881: | | | | President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 31 |
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1881-1896: | | | | 5th Cholera pandemic from age 31 until after line end |
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1885-1888: | | | | Grover Cleveland president of US from age 35 until after line end |
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1886: | | | | Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 36 |
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