Event 1: Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic rotation: September 1821: Michael Faraday's discoveries led to the practical application of electricity / Keith J. Laidler
Event 2: Mexico wins independence from Spain: September 27, 1821: Mexico's long fight for independence / Burton Kirkwood
Event 3: Liberia is founded as a colony: January 1822: Liberia: American blacks' attempts at a colony / John H. Smyth
Event 4: Monroe doctrine: December 2, 1823: Monroe doctrine establishes America's political and economic independence from Europe / Richard W. Leopold
United States opposes European intervention in the western hemisphere / James Monroe
Event 5: Decembrist uprising: December 14, 1825: Decembrist revolt signals the start of Russia's revolutionary history / Anatole G. Mazour
Event 6: Nat Turner uprising: August 21-22, 1831: Panic after the Nat Turner uprising begins to change racial attitudes toward slavery / Herbert Aptheker
Turner's account of the uprising / Nat Turner
Event 7: Treaty of London: May 7, 1832: Greek nationalism is finally rewarded with independence / Augustus Oakes and R.B. Mowat
Event 8: Coronation of Queen Victoria: June 28, 1838: Legacy of Queen Victoria's reign / Lynne Vallone
Firsthand accounts of the coronation ceremony / Christopher Hibbert
Event 9: Underground railroad is officially established: 1838: Underground railroad undermined slavery / Albert Bushnell Hart
Preface to records of the underground railroad / William Still
Event 10: Charles Goodyear discovers the process of rubber vulcanization: 1839: Goodyear's accomplishment changes industry and everyday life / Charles Slack
