Jan 1833—Jan 1833: Britain invades the Falkland Islands
29 Aug 1833—29 Aug 1833: Factory Act forbids employment of children below age of 9
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1834
1834—1834: Babbage invents forerunner of the computer
18 Mar 1834—18 Mar 1834: 'Tolpuddle Martyrs' transported (to Australia) for Trades Union activities
1 May 1834—1 May 1834: Slavery abolished in British possessions
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1835
1835—1835: Christmas becomes a national holiday
1835—1835: First railway boom period starts in Britain construction of Great Western Railway
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1836
1836—1836: First Potato famine in Ireland
30 Jan 1836—30 Jan 1836: Telford's Menai Straits Bridge opened ? considered the world's first modern suspension bridge
25 Feb 1836—25 Feb 1836: Samuel Colt patented the 'revolver'
6 Mar 1836—6 Mar 1836: The Alamo falls to Mexican troops - death of Davy Crockett
Jul 1836—Jul 1836: Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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1837
1837—1837: Pitman introduces his shorthand system
1837—1837: P&O Founded
20 Jun 1837—20 Jun 1837: William IV dies - accession of Queen Victoria (to 1901)
1 Jul 1837—1 Jul 1837: Compulsory registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths in England & Wales -
Registration Districts were formed covering several parishes; initially they had the same
boundaries as the Poor Law boundaries set up in 1834
13 Jul 1837—13 Jul 1837: Queen Victoria moves into the first Buckingham Palace
20 Jul 1837—20 Jul 1837: Euston Railway station opens - first in London
1833 - 1837 (4 years)