The industrial age

47 historical events from the industrial age. 1840 – 1879

• 1842 CETreaty of Nanjing
• 1844 CEFirst Long-Distance Morse Telegraph Message
• 1845 CEFlorida Becomes a U.S. State
• 1845 CEIrish Potato Famine Deepens
• 1846 CEMexican-American War Begins
• 1848 CECalifornia Gold Rush Begins
• 1848 CERevolutions Across Europe
• 1848 CESeneca Falls Convention
• 1850 CECalifornia Becomes a U.S. State
• 1851 CEGreat Exhibition London
• 1851 CEThe Crystal Palace Opens for the Great Exhibition
• 1853 CECrimean War Begins
• 1853 CEPerry Opens Japan
• 1853 CEVincent van Gogh Is Born
• 1854 CECrimean War Siege of Sevastopol
• 1856 CENikola Tesla Is Born
• 1857 CEIndian Rebellion
• 1858 CETheodore Roosevelt Is Born
• 1859 CEJohn Brown Raids Harpers Ferry
• 1859 CEOn the Origin of Species Published
• 1860 CEAbraham Lincoln Is Elected President
• 1860 CEGaribaldi Lands in Sicily
• 1861 CEAmerican Civil War Begins
• 1863 CEBattle of Gettysburg
• 1863 CEThe Emancipation Proclamation
• 1865 CELincoln Assassinated
• 1867 CEAlaska Purchase
• 1867 CECanadian Confederation Is Founded
• 1867 CEMarie Curie Is Born
• 1868 CEThe Meiji Restoration
• 1869 CEFirst U.S. Transcontinental Railroad Completed
• 1869 CEMahatma Gandhi Is Born
• 1869 CESuez Canal Opens
• 1869 CEThe First College Football Game Is Played
• 1870 CEFranco-Prussian War Begins
• 1871 CEParis Commune
• 1873 CEThe Sholes and Glidden Typewriter Is Patented
• 1874 CEThe Spork Is Patented
• 1874 CEWinston Churchill Is Born
• 1876 CEBattle of Little Bighorn
• 1876 CEBell Patents the Telephone
• 1877 CEThe First Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Is Held
• 1877 CEThe First Wimbledon Championships Are Held
• 1879 CEAlbert Einstein Is Born
• 1879 CEAnglo-Zulu War
• 1879 CEEdison Demonstrates Practical Incandescent Lamp
• 1879 CEThe Dachshund Breed Standard Is Set