Meanwhile…

Arrival of Commodore Perry and the end of Sakoku

1853-1854

Haka During the New Zealand Wars

1845–1872

Suppression of Māori Culture Under Colonial Assimilation Policies

1840–1900

Bahá'í Faith Emerges from Persian Bábism

1860s

industrialization and urbanization

ca. 1800 - 1900

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Invention of the Telegraph

1844

Invention of the sewing machine adapted for shoes

around 1850

India's first railway line: Bombay-Thane

1853-04-16

Capoeira develops among enslaved Africans in Brazil

around the 16th to 19th century

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Birth of tap dance and African-American vernacular rhythm

around 1850

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden