| 1478-1834 |
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Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until age 18 |
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| 1760-1820 |
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Reign of King George III (Hanover) from before birth until age 4 |
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| 1809-1816 |
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James Madison elected president of US from before birth until age 0 |
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| 1816-1845 |
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Life of John Gordon |
| 1816 |
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Photographic Negative at age 0 |
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| 1816 |
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* Indiana enters the union - 19th at age 0 |
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| 1816 |
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Stethoscope at age 0 |
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| 1817-1825 |
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Erie canal constructed from age 1 to 9 |
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| 1817 |
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Alabama organized as a territory at age 1 |
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| 1817-1823 |
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1st Cholera pandemic from age 1 to 7 |
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| 1817 |
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Pentrich Revolution - England's last revolution at age 1
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| 1817 |
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* Mississippi enters the union - 20th at age 1 |
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| 1817-1824 |
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James Monroe president of US from age 1 to 8 |
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| 1818 |
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Jackson Purchase - Kentucky lands at age 2 |
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| 1818 |
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Savannah 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic at age 2 |
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| 1818 |
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* Illinois enters the union - 21st at age 2 |
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| 1819 |
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* Alabama enters the union - 22nd at age 3 |
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| 1819 |
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Oersted discovers electro-magnetism at age 3 |
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| 1819 |
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Arkansas organized as a territory at age 3 |
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| 1820-1830 |
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Reign of King George IV (Hanover) from age 4 to 14 |
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| 1820 |
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* Maine enters the union - 23rd at age 4 |
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| 1821-1829 |
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Greek war of Independence from age 5 to 13
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| 1821 |
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1st US women's college at age 5 |
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| 1821 |
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* Missouri enters the union - 24th at age 5 |
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| 1821 |
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US pop. reaches 9.2 million at age 5 |
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| 1822 |
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Florida organized as a territory at age 6 |
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| 1824-1828 |
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John Quincy Adams president of US from age 8 to 12 |
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| 1824 |
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Internal Combustion Engine at age 8 |
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| 1824 |
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Erie canal finished at age 8 |
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| 1826 |
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1st railroad tunnel (England) at age 10 |
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| 1827 |
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Ohms Law formulated at age 11 |
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| 1827 |
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1st Black newspaper Freedom's Journal at age 11 |
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| 1827 |
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Ship's propeller (screw) at age 11 |
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| 1828 |
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1st Webster's Dictionary at age 12 |
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| 1828 |
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1st railroad in the US at age 12 |
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| 1828-1836 |
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Andrew Jackson president of US from age 12 to 20 |
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| 1829 |
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1st US patent on a typewriter at age 13 |
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| 1829-1851 |
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2nd Cholera pandemic from age 13 to 35 |
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| 1830-1837 |
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Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from age 14 to 21 |
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| 1830 |
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Mormons (Latter Day Saints) founded at age 14 |
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| 1830-1860 |
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Underground railroad leads 100,000 slaves to freedom in US from age 14 to 44
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| 1832 |
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Horse-drawn trolleys in New York at age 16 |
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| 1833 |
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Telegraph at age 17 |
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| 1833 |
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Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) at age 17 |
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| 1834 |
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Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 18 |
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| 1835 |
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Halley's Comet at age 19 |
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| 1835-1842 |
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2nd Seminole War from age 19 to 26 |
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| 1835 |
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Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 19
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| 1836 |
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Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 20
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| 1836 |
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* Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 20 |
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| 1836 |
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Battle of the Alamo at age 20 |
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| 1837 |
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* Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 21 |
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| 1837-1840 |
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Martin Van Buren president of US from age 21 to 24 |
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| 1837-1901 |
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Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 21 [until January 22, 1901] |
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| 1837 |
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Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 21 |
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| 1838-1839 |
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Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 22 to 23
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| 1839-1842 |
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Opium war between China and the English from age 23 to 26
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| 1841-1842 |
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Dorr Rebellion from age 25 to 28 |
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| 1841-1844 |
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John Tyler president of US from age 25 to 28 |
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| 1842 |
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Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 26 |
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| 1844 |
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1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 28 |
| 1845 |
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John Gordon hanged in Providence at age 29 |
| 1845 |
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* Florida enters the union - March 3rd |
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| 1845 |
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* Texas enters the union - December 29th |
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| 1845-1848 |
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James K Polk president of US from age 29 to 32 |
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| 1845-1849 |
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Irish Potato Famine from age 29 to 33 |
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| 1846 |
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* Iowa enters the union - December 28th |
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| 1846-1848 |
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The Mexican-US War from age 30 to 32
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| 1848 |
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NY allows women to own real estate at age 32 |
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| 1848 |
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Oregon organized as a territory at age 32 |
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| 1848 |
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* Wisconsin enters the union - May 29th |
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| 1848-1856 |
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1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 32 to 40 |
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| 1849-1852 |
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Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 33 to 36 |
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| 1849 |
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Fizeau measures speed of light at age 33 |
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| 1850 |
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Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 34 |
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| 1850 |
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US pop reaches 23 million at age 34 |
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| 1850 |
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* California enters the union - September 9th |
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| 1850 |
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New Mexico organized as a territory at age 34 |
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| 1850 |
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World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 34 |
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| 1851 |
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Gold rush in Australia at age 35 |
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| 1852-1859 |
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3rd Cholera pandemic from age 36 to 43 |
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| 1853-1856 |
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Franklin Pierce president of US from age 37 to 40 |
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| 1853 |
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Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 37 |
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| 1854-1856 |
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Crimean War from age 38 to 40
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| 1854 |
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Nebraska organized as a territory at age 38 |
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| 1854 |
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Kansas organized as a territory at age 38 |
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| 1857-1860 |
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James Buchanan president of US from age 41 to 44 |
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| 1857-1866 |
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Transatlantic cable laid from age 41 to 50 |
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| 1857 |
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Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 41 |
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| 1858 |
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* Minnesota enters the union - May 11th |
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| 1858 |
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India bill transfers government of India to England at age 42 |
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| 1859 |
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Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 43 |
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| 1859 |
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Oil Well at age 43 |
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| 1859 |
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* Oregon enters the union - February 14th |
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| 1860 |
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South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 44 |
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| 1860 |
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Rifled barrel invented at age 44 |
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| 1861-1865 |
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Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 45 to 49 |
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| 1861 |
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Gold rush in New Zealand at age 45 |
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| 1861 |
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Colorado organized as a territory at age 45 |
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| 1861-1865 |
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Confederate States of America Exist from age 45 to 49 |
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| 1861 |
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North Dakota organized as a territory at age 45 |
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| 1861-1865 |
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Civil War from age 45 to 49
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| 1861 |
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South Dakota organized as a territory at age 45 |
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| 1861 |
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Nevada organized as a territory at age 45 |
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| 1861 |
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* Kansas enters the union - January 29th [45] |
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| 1861 |
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Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 45 |
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| 1861 |
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The Apache Declare War on the US at age 45 |
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| 1862 |
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US Homestead act at age 46 |
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| 1863 |
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Arizona organized as a territory at age 47 |
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| 1863 |
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Idaho organized as a territory at age 47 |
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| 1863 |
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* West Virginia enters the union - June 20th [47] |
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| 1863 |
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Battle of Gettysburg at age 47 |
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| 1863 |
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Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 47 |
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| 1863-1879 |
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4th Cholera pandemic from age 47 to 63 |
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| 1864 |
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Louisiana organized as a territory at age 48 |
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| 1864 |
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* Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 48 |
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| 1865 |
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Ku Klux Klan founded at age 49 |
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| 1865 |
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President Lincoln assassinated at age 49 |
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| 1865 |
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Lister invents Disinfection at age 49 |
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| 1866 |
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Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 50
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| 1866-1868 |
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Andrew Johnson president of US from age 50 to 52 |
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| 1867 |
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Confederation of Canada at age 51 |
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| 1867 |
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Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 51 |
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| 1867 |
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Dynamite at age 51 |
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| 1867 |
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* Nebraska enters the union - 37th at age 51 |
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| 1867 |
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Alaska purchased from Russia at age 51 |
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| 1868-1878 |
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War between Cuba and Spain from age 52 to 62 |
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| 1869 |
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Suez canal opened at age 53 |
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| 1869 |
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Trans-continental railroad completed at age 53 |
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| 1869-1876 |
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Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 53 to 60 |
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| 1869 |
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Cutty Sark built at age 53 |
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| 1869 |
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Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 53 |
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| 1870 |
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US black men can vote at age 54 |
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| 1870 |
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1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 54 |
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| 1870-1871 |
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Franco-Prussian war from age 54 to 55
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| 1871 |
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Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 55 |
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| 1873 |
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Color Photographs at age 57 |
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| 1873-1878 |
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Depression, banks fail from age 57 to 62 |
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| 1876 |
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* Colorado enters the union - 38th at age 60 |
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| 1876 |
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American Centennial at age 60 |
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| 1876 |
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Little Big Horn - Battle at age 60 |
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| 1876 |
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Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 60 |
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| 1877 |
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Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 61 |
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| 1877-1880 |
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Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 61 to 64 |
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| 1878 |
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1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 62 |
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| 1879 |
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Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 63 |
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| 1879 |
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Zulu war at age 63
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| 1881 |
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James A Garfield president of US at age 65 |
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| 1881-1896 |
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5th Cholera pandemic from age 65 until after timeline |
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| 1881-1885 |
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Chester Arthur president of US from age 65 to 69 |
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| 1881 |
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President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 65 |
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| 1884 |
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1st subway at age 68 |
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| 1884 |
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Motorcycle at age 68 |
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| 1885 |
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Automobile at age 69 |
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| 1885-1888 |
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Grover Cleveland president of US from age 69 to 72 |
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| 1886 |
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Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 70 |
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| 1887 |
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X-Rays (Tesla, not Rontgen!) at age 71 |
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| 1888 |
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Great Blizzard of 1888 - 400 deaths at age 72 |
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| 1888 |
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70...77 rpm musical records at age 72 |
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