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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1803 | - 1803—1803: Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
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| 2 | 1804 | - 11 Jul 1804—11 Jul 1804: Alexander Hamilton shot by V.P. Aaron Burr in a duel
Alexander Hamilton shot by V.P. Aaron Burr in a duel
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| 3 | 1805 | - 1805—1805: Battle of Trafalagar and Nelson's death
Battle of Trafalagar and Nelson's death
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| 4 | 1825 | - 1825—1825: Rocket steam locomotive built
Rocket steam locomotive built, marking the start of the railway age of cheap, fast land transport.
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| 5 | 1836 | - 1836—1836: Telegraph Invented
Telegraph Invented
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| 6 | 1855 | - 1855—1855: First petrol-driven car
Benz develops first petrol-driven car, starting the most profound technical and social revolution of the modern age.
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| 7 | 1861 | - 12 Apr 1861—1861: US Civil War
US Civil War Started
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| 8 | 1865 | - 31 Jan 1865—31 Jan 1965: Slavery abolished
Congress passes 13th Amendment abolishing slavery
- 14 Apr 1865—1865: Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
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| 9 | 1866 | - 13 Feb 1866—13 Feb 1866: Jesse James hold up his first bank in Liberty, MO
Jesse James hold up his first bank in Liberty, MO
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1802 - 1866 (64 years)
