1800~1900; Technology, Events, and Art

  • 1910 BCE

    Abstract Art (1912)

    Abstract Art (1912)
    Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
  • 1910 BCE

    Cubism (1910)

    Cubism (1910)
    Cubism is an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture.
  • 1904 BCE

    The London Symphony Orchestra (1904)

    The London Symphony Orchestra (1904)
    The London Symphony Orchestra was established in 1904. It was one of the first orchestras to make gramophone records and film scores; today it had more recordings to its name than any other orchestra in the world
  • 1903 BCE

    3-D Movie (1903)

    3-D Movie (1903)
    The 3-D movie was invented by August and Louise in 1903. To show the very large field of view provided by IMAX allowed a much broader 3D "stage" arguably as important in 3D film as is it in theatre.
  • 1900 BCE

    Fauvism (1900)

    Fauvism (1900)
    Fauvism is a style of painting with vivid expressionistic and non-naturalistic use of color that flourished in Paris from 1905 and, although short-lived, had an important influenced subsequent artists, especially the German expressionist.
  • 1900 BCE

    Futurism (Very early 20-century)

    Futurism (Very early 20-century)
    Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy, in the very early 20th century. It emphasized speed, technology, youth, and violence, and objects such as the car, the aeroplane, and the industrial city.
  • 1885 BCE

    Symbolism (1885)

    Symbolism (1885)
    Symbolism was first introduced in 1885. It was first use to describe the work of French artist George Seurat. Seurat began to paint using small, distinct dots points of pure color
  • 1881 BCE

    Metal Detector (1881)

    Metal Detector (1881)
    An inventor, Alexander Bell, invented the metal detector. It was used for finding gold, silver, jewelry, pretty much minerals. These machines had one advantage: they were mostly impervious to the effects of mineral, and rings and other jewelry.
  • 1876 BCE

    Telephone (1876)

    Telephone (1876)
    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. This invention sped and increased the global education, and increasing the capacity for a real-time interaction at a distance.
  • 1872 BCE

    Impressionism (1872)

    Impressionism (1872)
    In 1872, Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant, became the source of movement's name, after Luois Leroy's article. It is characterized by relatively small, thin yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities.
  • 1867 BCE

    Type Writer (1867)

    Type Writer (1867)
    The Type Writer was created in the U.S. The type writer had a revolutionary impact on an important first step toward female economic empowerment or independence.
  • 1839 BCE

    The First Opium War (1839 ~ 1842)

    The First Opium War (1839 ~ 1842)
    Also known as the Opium war and the Anglo-Chinese War, we fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty over the conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice for foreign nationals in China.
  • 1838 BCE

    Morse Code (1838)

    Morse Code (1838)
    If you try screaming at someone, or try talking to someone from very far away, they can't hear you. This kind of situation happened when people were in the ocean. Since they could not communicate in person, they used the Morse Code to communicated
  • 1830 BCE

    Sewing Machine (1830)

    Sewing Machine (1830)
    In 1830, a Frenchmen, Barthelemy Thimonnier invented a sewing machine. Having a sewing machine made everything so comfortable for people who made clothes. With it, people no longer needed to sew clothes with their hands, they would simply have to just attach the thread onto the machine and they would be set to go!
  • 1830 BCE

    French vs. Algeria (1830)

    This French vs. Algerian War was important. Although, in the end, the French ended up taking over the Algerian. It was an important invasion because the French rule of Algerian was established during the years of 1830 ~ 1847, in which a groundwork was created in how the nation would be CONTROLLED.
  • 1823 BCE

    Mackintosh (1823)

    Mackintosh (1823)
    In 1823, Mackintosh - a raincoat - was invented by Charles Mackintosh of Scotland. This gave people the chance to not get WET on a rainy day. However, it wasn't totally waterproof, and didn't cover your head...
  • 1821 BCE

    War of Independence (1821)

    War of Independence (1821)
    Greece, 1821. Greece launches a war of independence against the almighty ottoman empire. The periodical successfully launched alongside the reveal of the literary competition results.
  • 1814 BCE

    The Plastic Surgery (1814)

    The Plastic Surgery (1814)
    The first plastic surgery was done in 1814. Having a plastic surgery deals with repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, or body
  • 1812 BCE

    Napoleon invades Russia (1812)

    Napoleon invades Russia (1812)
    Napoleon marched into Moscow, the capital of Russia, with his army largely intact and retreated only because the citizens of Moscow burned three-fourth of the city.
  • 1805 BCE

    Beethoven's symphony No.5 (1805)

    Beethoven's symphony No.5 (1805)
    Beethoven's symphony No.5 was considered the best piece out of all the other symphonies. Beethoven composed this symphony when his hearing loss was getting worse and worse, so close to being deaf. In addition to that, it was the originator of the modern rock song. Beethoven's No.5 Symphony; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOk8Tm815lE
  • 1804 BCE

    The Steam Locomotive (1804)

    The Steam Locomotive (1804)
    The steam locomotive's invention created many changes and addition to the technology of the time, including steam powered locomotives.
  • 1800 BCE

    The Electric Battery (1800)

    The Electric Battery (1800)
    The electric battery was invented in Italy. Having an electric battery gave us a desirable freedom from an electrical connection. In this way, it made many of our electrical devices more portable. This increases the amount of electronic devices used in a day because once your battery dies out, you have another one (!) to recharge it.
  • Slave Trade (1807)

    Slave Trade (1807)
    In 1808 Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which outlawed the slave trade, but not slavery itself. Therefore, slavery was still existent even after 1807...
  • Battle of Waterloo (1915)

    Battle of Waterloo (1915)
    The Battle of Waterloo is one of the most important battle in the whole entire history. Waterloo, was the place where everything ended for Napoleon. Napoleon lost and surrendered at Waterloo.
  • The Congress of Vienna (1815)

    The Congress of Vienna (1815)
    The Congress of Vienna was convened in 1815 by the four European powers which had defeated Napoleon. The first goal was to establish a new balance of power in Europe which would prevent imperialism within Europe, such as the Napoleonic empire, and maintain the peace between the great powers.
  • Romanticism (Early 18th century)

    Romanticism (Early 18th century)
    Romanticism was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most area was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850.
  • Realism (1850)

    Realism (1850)
    Realism in the arts is the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic convention, implausible, exotic and supernatural elements.
  • The Crimean War (1850 ~ 1856)

    The Crimean War (1850 ~ 1856)
    The immediate cause of the Crimean War involved the rights of Christian minorities in the holy land, which was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
  • Women Win Rights (1870)

    This event takes a major part in history, as it is a part of a process of women gaining equal rights. England's nineteenth century focus on married women's property rights replace lands as major ingredients of wealth
  • France, Russia, U.K (1907)

    The Entente did not require each country to go to war on behalf of others, but state that they had a "moral obligation" to support each other.