Meanwhile…

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

2 februari 1848

Abolition of slavery in Brazil

1888

NSDAP becomes the largest party in the Reichstag

1932-07-31

The Second Opium War and the plundering of the Old Summer Palace

1856-1860

The Spanish-American War

1898

Two world wars and the atomic age

1914-1945

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

California Gold Rush

1848-1855

founding of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft

1890-11-28

Lend-Lease Act provides support to the Allies

1941-03-11

John Snow and the Soho cholera map

1854

Fibonacci numbers in natural science

eind 19e eeuw

General theory of relativity published

1915

Lyman Blake's sole-sewing machine patented

1858

sewage systems spread to cities worldwide

eind 19e eeuw

Fordist assembly-line methods applied to shoe manufacturing

1920s

Birth of tap dance and African-American vernacular rhythm

around 1850

First modern Olympic Games in Athens

1896-04-06

1928 Amsterdam Olympics

mei-augustus 1928

First long car journey by Bertha Benz

1888-08-05

Emigration to the United States

1933

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858

the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

augustus 1883

The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska

juni 1912