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| 1819 |
| | McCulloch v. Maryland defines the tax relationship between the US government and the states | |
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| 1819 |
| | Magistrates order troops to fire on a crowd in Manchester, in what becomes known as the Peterloo massacre | |
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| 1819 |
| | Bolívar marches his army across the Andes, captures Bogotá and proclaims the republic of Gran Colombia | |
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| 1819 |
| | Byron begins publication in parts of his longest poem, Don Juan an epic satirical comment on contemporary life | |
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| 1819 |
| | The United Kingdom formally adopts the gold standard for its currency, after using it on a de facto basis since 1717 | |
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| c. 1819 |
| | John Rennie completes a cast-iron bridge with the world's longest span, crossing the Thames at Vauxhall | |
| | Southwark Bridge, by Westall, c.1828 Guildhall Library
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| 1819 |
| | Walter Scott publishes Ivanhoe, a tale of love, tournaments and sieges at the time of the crusades | |
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| 1819 |
| | J.M.W. Turner makes the first of several visits to Venice, and discovers a rich seam of inspiration | |
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| 1820 |
| | The British king George III dies after 59 years on the throne – a longer reign than any of his predecessors | |
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| 1820 |
| | On the death of his father, George III, the Prince Regent succeeds to the British throne as George IV | |
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