Meanwhile…

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

2 februari 1848

The Berlin Conference divides Africa

1884-1885

Rise of social housing and public housing policy

ca. 1900-1920

The Opium Wars and the decline of the Qing

1839-1842

Battle of Little Bighorn

1876

Mexican Revolution

1910-1920

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

Henry Ford introduces the eight-hour workday at Ford Motor Company

1914

Charles Darwin publishes theory of coral reef formation

1842

Édouard Lucas names the sequence after Fibonacci

1877

Confirmation during the solar eclipse

1919-05-29

Invention of the sewing machine adapted for shoes

around 1850

The rise of electricity and mass communication

circa 1880

Construction of the Panama Canal

1904-1914

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Salsa, tango and jive emerge from the Americas

from the late 19th century (tango) to the 1970s (salsa)

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Move to Munich

1880

Move to Italy and secondary school in Aarau

1895

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858

the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

augustus 1883

The Anthropocene and climate change

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