Major World Events [9]

United Kingdom came into existence by the union of Great Britain & Ireland (1801)

The North American Colonies of France were purchased by the US in 1803 (Louisiana Purchase)

French & Spanish fleets were defeated by The UK (1805)

At Waterloo in 1815 Napoleon was defeated & exiled to St. Helena

The discovery of Antarctica was in the year 1820

In the great Opium war China ceded Hong Kong to UK (1840)

World's 1st Telegraph Line was between Baltimore & Washington (1844)

Southwestern US was acquired by the US in the Mexican American war (1848)

During the Taiping rebellion in China 20 million people was dead (1864)

The American Civil war occurred between 1861 and 1865

Russia sold Alaska to US in 1867

The Canadian Confederation founded in 1867

The 1st transcontinental Railway line was completed in the US in 1869

The Suez Canal was opened for traffic in the year 1869

The commonly used drugs, Aspirin was discovered in the year 1889

In the year 1894, the world witnessed the first commercial cinema

The world famous Olympic games was originated (revived) in Greece (1896)