Meanwhile…

The American and French revolutions

1775 – 1799

The Waterstaatsstijl: sobriety and state authority

circa 1840

Meiji Restoration and rapid modernization

1868

The White Lotus Rebellion

1796-1804

The Opium Wars and the decline of the Qing

1839-1842

Haka During the New Zealand Wars

1845–1872

Opstand van de Witte Lotus daagt het Qing-gezag uit

1794-1804

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

1817

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

Dissolution of the VOC

1799-12-31

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Rise of the American shoe factory system

1860s-1880s

Gauss proves the fundamental theorem of algebra

1799

Charles Darwin publishes theory of coral reef formation

1842

Pasteur unravels the secret of fermentation

1876

The industrial revolution

rond 1800

The invention of pilsner in Plzeň

1842-10-05

Goodyear welt construction popularized

1875

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Founding of the Carnival Association and the name Oeteldonk

1882

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Move to Munich

1880

Great Tenmei famine and peasant uprisings

circa 1782-1788

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

april 1815

The Great Stink forces London into action

1858