WORLD EVENTS
1833
Slavery is abolished in England
1837
Victoria becomes Queen of England
1845
Ludwig II is born
1845
The first official game of baseball is played
1848
The California gold rush begins
1851
The Great London Exhibition starts the era of World Fairs
1856
Nikola Tesla is born
1859
Big Ben rings for the first time
1861
The American Civil War begins
1869
The Suez Canal opens in Egypt
1872
Yellowstone becomes a National Park
1873
Levi Strauss patents the “blue jean”
1877
The Brooklyn Bridge is completed in New York
1886
The Statue of Liberty is finished
1886
The Great London Exhibition starts the era of World FairsLudwig II dies mysteriously
1889
The Eiffel Tower opens in Paris