| 1830-1860: |  | | | Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 2 |
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| 1837-1901: | | | | Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from before birth until after line end |
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| 1852-1859: | | | | 3rd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 1 |
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| 1857-1866: | | | | Transatlantic cable laid from before birth until age 8 |
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| 1857-1860: | | | | James Buchanan president of US from before birth until age 2 |
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| 1858: | | | | India bill transfers government of India to England at age 0 |
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| 1858: | | | | Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 0 |
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| 1859: | | | | Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 1 |
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| 1859: | | | | Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 1 |
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| 1859: | |
| 1860: | | | | Rifled barrel invented at age 2 |
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| 1860: | | | | South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 2 |
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| 1861: | | | | The Apache Declare War on the US at age 3 |
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| 1861: | | | | Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 3 |
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| 1861-1865: | | | | Confederate States of America Exist from age 3 to age 7 |
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| 1861-1865: | | | | Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 3 to age 7 |
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| 1861-1865: | | | | Civil War from age 3 to age 7 |
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| 1861: | | | | Colorado organized as a territory at age 3 |
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| 1861: | | | | South Dakota organized as a territory at age 3 |
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| 1861: | | | | North Dakota organized as a territory at age 3 |
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| 1861: | | | | Nevada organized as a territory at age 3 |
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| 1861: | | | | Gold rush in New Zealand at age 3 |
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| 1861: | | | | Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 3 |
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| 1862: | | | | US Homestead act at age 4 |
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| 1863: | | | | West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 5 |
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| 1863: | | | | Battle of Gettysburg at age 5 |
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| 1863: | | | | Arizona organized as a territory at age 5 |
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| 1863: | | | | Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 5 |
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| 1863-1879: | | | | 4th Cholera pandemic from age 5 to age 21 |
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| 1863: | | | | Idaho organized as a territory at age 5 |
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| 1864: | | | | Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 6 |
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| 1864: | | | | Louisiana organized as a territory at age 6 |
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| 1865: | | | | Lister invents Disinfection at age 7 |
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| 1865: | | | | Ku Klux Klan founded at age 7 |
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| 1865: | | | | President Lincoln assassinated at age 7 |
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| 1866-1868: | | | | Andrew Johnson president of US from age 8 to age 10 |
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| 1866: | | | | Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 8 |
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| 1867: | | | | Confederation of Canada at age 9 |
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| 1867: | | | | Alaska purchased from Russia at age 9 |
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| 1867: | | | | Nebraska enters the union - 37th at age 9 |
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| 1867: | | | | Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 9 |
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| 1868-1878: | | | | War between Cuba and Spain from age 10 to age 20 |
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| 1869-1876: | | | | Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 11 to age 18 |
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| 1869: | | | | Trans-continental railroad completed at age 11 |
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| 1869: | | | | Cutty Sark built at age 11 |
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| 1869: | | | | Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 11 |
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| 1869: | | | | Suez canal opened at age 11 |
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| 1870: | | | | US black men can vote at age 12 |
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| 1870-1871: | | | | Franco-Prussian war from age 12 to age 13 |
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| 1870: | | | | 1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 12 |
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| 1871: | | | | Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 13 |
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| 1873: | | | | Color Photographs at age 15 |
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| 1873-1878: | | | | Depression, banks fail from age 15 to age 20 |
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| 1876: | | | | Little Big Horn - Battle at age 18 |
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| 1876: | | | | Colorado enters the union - 38th at age 18 |
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| 1876: | | | | American Centennial at age 18 |
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| 1876: | | | | Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 18 |
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| 1877-1880: | | | | Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 19 to age 22 |
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| 1877: | | | | Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 19 |
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| 1878: | | | | 1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 20 |
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| 1879: | | | | Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 21 |
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| 1881-1896: | | | | 5th Cholera pandemic from age 23 until after line end |
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| 1881-1885: | | | | Chester Arthur president of US from age 23 to age 27 |
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| 1881: | | | | President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 23 |
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| 1881: | | | | James A Garfield president of US at age 23 |
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| 1885-1888: | | | | Grover Cleveland president of US from age 27 to age 30 |
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| 1885: | |
| 1886: | | | | Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 28 |
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| 1887: | | | | X-Rays (Tesla, not Rontgen!) at age 29 |
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| 1888: | | | | 70...77 rpm musical records at age 30 |
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| 1888: | | | | Great Blizzard of 1888 - 400+ deaths at age 30 |
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| 1889: | | | | Montana enters the union - 41st at age 31 |
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| 1889: | | | | Washington enters the union - 42nd at age 31 |
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| 1889: | | | | South Dakota enters the union - 40th at age 31 |
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| 1889: | | | | North Dakota enters the union - 39th at age 31 |
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| 1889-1892: | | | | Benjamin Harrison president of US from age 31 to age 34 |
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| 1889: | | | | Holerith invents the punch card at age 31 |
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| 1890: | | | | Idaho enters the union - 43rd at age 32 |
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| 1890: | | | | Wyoming enters the union - 44th at age 32 |
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| 1890: | | | | Battle of Wounded Knee at age 32 |
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| 1890: | | | | Oklahoma organized as a territory at age 32 |
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| 1891: | | | | Mormon prophesy of 'coming of lord' by 1891 unfulfilled at age 33 |
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