Meanwhile…

The Waterstaatsstijl: sobriety and state authority

circa 1840

Arrival of Commodore Perry and the end of Sakoku

1853-1854

The Opium Wars and the decline of the Qing

1839-1842

Haka During the New Zealand Wars

1845–1872

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

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Charles Darwin publishes theory of coral reef formation

1842

John Snow and the Soho cholera map

1854

The invention of pilsner in Plzeň

1842-10-05

Invention of the sewing machine adapted for shoes

around 1850

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Rise of the Parisian Haute Couture House

c. 1858

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858