Meanwhile…

Trail of Tears

1830-1838

Meiji Restoration and rapid modernization

1868

Abolition of slavery in Brazil

1888

The Opium Wars and the decline of the Qing

1839-1842

Battle of Little Bighorn

1876

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

Rise of the American shoe factory system

1860s-1880s

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

1914

Galois and the birth of group theory

1832

John Snow and the Soho cholera map

1854

Fibonacci numbers in natural science

eind 19e eeuw

Railways Transform Continental Freight

1830

completion of the first transcontinental railroad

1869

sewage systems spread to cities worldwide

eind 19e eeuw

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

1908 London Olympic Games

27 april - 31 oktober 1908

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Move to Munich

1880

Work at the patent office in Bern

1902

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

april 1815

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858

The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska

juni 1912