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  1819 - 1819
	
		
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| 1 | 1817 |  |  
| 2 | 1819 | 1819—1819: Primitive bicycle, the Dandy Horse, becomes popular1819—1819: Britain returns to gold standard1819—1819: Singapore founded by Sir Stamford RafflesMay 1819—May 1819: SS 'Savannah' first steamship to cross Atlantic reaching Liverpool 20 June 1819 (26
Days reaching Liverpool 20 June 1819 (26
Days mostly under sail)16 Aug 1819—16 Aug 1819: Peterloo Massacre at Manchester ? a large, orderly group of 60,000 meets at St.
Peter's Fields, Manchester ? demand Parliamentary Reform ? mounted troops charge on the
meeting, killing 11 people and and maiming many others
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