Question: what major events happened in the late 1800s?
Answer: 20 June 1837. Victoria comes to the throne after the death of William IV. ...  8 May 1838. People's Charter advocates social and political reform. ...  1 August 1838. Slavery is abolished in the British empire. ...  17 September 1838. ...  7 May 1839. ...  10 January 1840. ...  18 May 1843. ...  30 June 1846.