Meanwhile…

The failed Amherst mission

1816

The Waterstaatsstijl: sobriety and state authority

circa 1840

The Berlin Conference divides Africa

1884-1885

Haka During the New Zealand Wars

1845–1872

The Spanish-American War

1898

Robert Owen advocates for 'eight hours' labour, eight hours' recreation, eight hours' rest'

1817

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Rise of the American shoe factory system

1860s-1880s

Galois and the birth of group theory

1832

Fibonacci numbers in natural science

eind 19e eeuw

Von Drais and his Laufmaschine

1817-06-12

India's first railway line: Bombay-Thane

1853-04-16

sewage systems spread to cities worldwide

eind 19e eeuw

Composition of 'Ka Mate' by Te Rauparaha

around 1820

Birth of tap dance and African-American vernacular rhythm

around 1850

Cuypers completes the Rijksmuseum

circa 1885

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

First long car journey by Bertha Benz

1888-08-05

The eruption of Tambora and the 'Year Without a Summer'

april 1815

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858

the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

augustus 1883