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The 1820s (pronounced "eighteen-twenties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1820, and ended on December 31, 1829. It saw the rise of the First Industrial Revolution. Photography, rail transport, and the textile industry were among those that largely developed and
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See moreThe Greek War of Independence and the Russo-Turkish War were two of the decade's more important conflicts. Meanwhile, colonialism in Africa had just begun to accelerate, and global trade between Asian powers
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See more• January 28, 1820 – A Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev approaches the Antarctic coast (see History of Antarctica
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• 1824–1825: The earliest history of American literature by John Neal is published in...
See more• November 20, 1820 After the sinking of the Essex (1799 whaleship) of Nantucket by a whale the survivors were left floating in three small whaleboats. They eventually resorted, by common consent, to cannibalism to allow some to survive.
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See more• 1821: High-quality cotton is introduced in Egypt.
• 1822 – Ashley's Hundred leave from St. Louis, setting off a major increase in fur trade....
See more• 1825 – The first horse-drawn omnibuses established in London.
• September 27, 1825 – The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens in England.
• October 26, 1825 – The Erie Canal opens, providing passage from Albany, New York...
See more• July 20, 1820 – Saint Cronan's Boys National School opens in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland under the title Bray Male School. It is the oldest
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