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| 1 | 1839 | - 9 Apr 1839: The first commericial telegraph begins operation in England.
- 22 Jun 1839: The murders of Major and John Ridge and Boudinot were committed by opponents of the signers of the treaty which resulted in removal of the Cherokee, and the whole nation was thrown into a ferment.
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| 2 | 1849 | - 1849: The California Gold rush draws fortune seekers from around the world to San Francisco.
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| 3 | 1861 | - 12 Apr 1861: American Civil War begins
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| 4 | 1865 | - 9 Apr 1865: The American Civil War ends with the surrender of Lee at Appomattax.
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| 5 | 1869 | - 10 May 1869: Transcontinental Railroad is completed at Promontory, Utah. This reduced from 6 months to 6 days the travel time from St. Louis, Missouri to Sacramento, California; a distance of 2,000 miles.
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| 6 | 1878 | - Jan 1878: First North American telephone exchange opened in New Haven, Connecticut.
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| 7 | 1879 | - 1879: California's 2nd Constitutional Convention, presided over by Joseph P. Hoge, concludes. The constitution they drew up is the one in effect today.
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| 8 | 1881 | - 1881: The first public electricity supply was generated in Godalming, Surrey using a waterwheel at a nearby mill.
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| 9 | 1886 | - 1886: Flush toilets are invented.
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| 10 | 1901 | - 10 Jan 1901: Texas Oil Rush begins when Spidletop comes in a gusher in East Texas near Beaumont.
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| 11 | 1906 | - 18 Apr 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake. 8:12 AM
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