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Invention of the telegraph and the Morse code
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph and the Morse code, that though simple, lead to the revolution of the communication system. It was based on the use of a specific code that was known both by the sender and the receiver. -
Coronation of Queen Victoria
Aged 18, Victoria succeeded to the throne after King William IV's regn (1830 - 1837). -
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Potato famine
The Great Potato Famine Between 1845 and 1846, Ireland was struck by a great potato famine that killed 1.000.000 people, and lead an other 1.000.000 to leave the country and reach America. -
Start of the University's Honour School of Natural Science
The University's Honour School of Natural Science begun in 1850, and this constituted a huge revolution in the conception of sciences, and gave them a real aknowledgement -
Darwin publishes the Origin of the Species
Publication of the Origin of the Species, the work that introduced the idea of evolution through a process of natural selection. -
Creation of the periodic table
The periodic table is created, and it is similar to the one we use today. It was the result of many years of researches and publications. -
Isulation of the tuberculosis bacillus
Robert Koch, identified the bacterium that caused tuberculosis. He demonstrated in front of and audience the method he had used, thus helping to make the following similar discoveries in the next years. -
Married Women's Property Act
Women were given the right to possess the money they earned, and the right to inherit goods. Before this act, everything they owned passed to their husband. -
Isulation of Cholera bacillus
Koch identifies the bacillus of Cholera. -
Cocaine is first used as anesthetic
Kohler first used Cocaine as anestetic during an eye surgery. -
Invention of Aspirin
Bayer invented and produced Aspirin. -
Death of Queen Victoria - End of the Victorian Period
After 63 years of reign, Victoria dies.
