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Lewis and Clark embark on an expedition of the American West
The Louisiana Purchase is made
Horatio Nelson is killed in the Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
The War of 1812 ends
Colombia and Venezuela declare independence, with help from Simón Bolívar
Napoleon dies on the island of St. Helena
Construction of the Erie Canal finishes
The United States introduces the Monroe Doctrine
Andrew Jackson initiates the Trail of Tears for Native Americans
The first commercial telegraphs become available, revolutionizing communication
The Ottoman empire officially recognizes Greece as an independent state
The California Gold Rush begins
The British army conduct a massive retreat from Kabul as a result of the First Anglo-Afghan War
The Mexican-American War ends
Russia is defeated in the Crimean War
China loses the Second Opium War and is forced to resume trade with the West
The Dred Scott decision is released by the U.S. supreme court, increasing tensions surrounding slavery
The American Civil War begins
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's Theater
The Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan ends after 200+ years of exclusion to Western culture
The Great Chicago Fire begins, supposedly because a cow tipped over a lantern in a barn
The Franco-Prussian war ends, and the unification of Germany follows
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
The Berlin Conference was held to bring order to the 'Scramble for Africa'
Jack the Ripper claims his first victim
Czar Alexander II of Russia is assassinated, leading to a wave of anti-Semitic riots and pogroms
The first modern Olympic Games is held in Athens
The Boxer rebellion in China begins
New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to ratify women's suffrage
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