A time line of important events from the nineteenth century.
The time line below includes the events and developments covered in the essays in this publication (appearing in small capital letters), which are covered in depth in this chronologically arranged publication under the dates shown. More than 750 other important events and developments, are also included here. Each event is tagged by a general region or regions; by this means, the time line can be used to consider general trends in the same region over time. However, because many events, although occurring in one or two regions nevertheless had a global or cross-regional impact, they have been left in chronological order to facilitate a better understanding of simultaneous events and their occasional interaction. The abbreviation “c.” is used below to stand for “circa.”
Marbury v. Madison
Fletcher v. Peck
Blackwood’s Magazine Is Founded
McCulloch v. Maryland
Savannah Is the First Steamship to Cross the Atlantic
Costumbrismo Movement
Manchester Guardian Is Founded in England
Gibbons v. Ogden
Commonwealth v. Blanding
Cherokee Phoenix Begins Publication
La Sylphide Inaugurates Romantic Ballet’s Golden Age
Amistad Slave Revolt
Commonwealth v. Hunt
White v. Nicholls
America Wins the First America’s Cup Race
Daily Telegraph Begins Publication in Britain
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Archaeopteryx Lithographica Is Discovered
Kulturkampf Against the Catholic Church in Germany
Minor v. Happersett
Ex Parte Jackson Enables Congress to Prohibit Information About Lotteries from the U.S. Mail
The Fishing Gazette Is First Published in England
A Doll’s House Introduces Modern Realistic Drama
The Soldier’s Courtship, Britain’s First Story Film, Is Released
Plessy v. Ferguson
United States v. Wong Kim Ark