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| 1 | 1526 | - 1526—1918: HABSBURG DYNASTY
https://www.mzv.cz/tripoli/en/general_information_about_the_czech/history/index.html - Habsburg Dynasty - Czech lands became part of Hapsburg monarchy, Ferdinand I elected as Czech King.
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| 2 | 1848 | - 1848—1949: Humpelec district
Humpolec, Pelhrimov, Vysocina; (VOPALENSKY family of village Dusejov and surrounding villages of Opatov, etc., all villages belonged to district until 1949. Many documents are in District Pelhrimov.)
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| 3 | 1867 | - 1867—1918: Austro-Hungarian Empire
1867 - 1918; Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hapsburg Monarchy divided into Dual Monarchy).
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| 4 | 1892 | - 1 Jan 1892—Nov 1954: Ellis Island
Ellis Island, New York; passenger ship immigration port
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| 5 | 1914 | - 1914—1918: World War I
28 Jun 1914 - 3 Nov 1918, World War I from 1914 to 1918. USA enters war in 1917.
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| 6 | 1918 | - 1918—1992: CZECHOSLOVAKIA
28 Oct 1918 - 31 Dec 1992, Establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918. First President was Thomas G. Masaryk who died in 1937. According to the 1921 census, its population makup was: Czechs 51%, Slovaks 14.5%, Germans 23.4%, Hungarians 5.5%, plus some Polish, Ukrainians, Russians, Jews and Romy.
- 1918—1919: Spanish Flu in USA
The Spanish Flu or "la gripe" spread quickly across the United States.
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| 7 | 1919 | - 1919: Prohibition
In USA outlaws purchase, sale and transport of alcohol.
- 1919: Sudetenland
28 June 1919, in Paris, Sudetenland, with its 3.5 million German-speaking inhabitants, is assigned to the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
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| 8 | 1921 | - 1921: Civil registration required by law
Civil registration required by law, church registers no longer valid public records.
- 1921: Czech Census
census
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| 9 | 1922 | - 1922: US Immigration Law
Married woman's citizenship becomes independent of her husband's.
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| 10 | 1927 | - 1927: First talking movies.
First talking movies
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| 11 | 1929 | - 1929: Great Depression
24 Oct 1929, Stock Market Crash
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| 12 | 1938 | - 1938—1945: World War II
Sep 1938 - Aug 1945, World War II from 1938 to 1945.
- 1938: Munich Agreement
29 Sep 1938, Munich Agreement ceded the Sudentenland areas of Bohemia and Moravia to Nazi Germany.
- 1938: Vienna Arbitration
Nov 1938, Vienna Arbitation forced ceding large areas of Slovakia to Hungary.
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| 13 | 1939 | - 1939: Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
15 Mar 1939, Nazi Germany took over all Czech lands (annexation of Sudetenland) as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia - German Occupation.
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| 14 | 1941 | - 1941: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
7 Dec 1941, WWII Japanese attach Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, USA enters war.
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| 15 | 1944 | - 1944: D-Day
6 Jun 1944, WWII Allies invade Normandy, France.
- 1944: Battle of the Bulge
WWII Battle of the Bulge begins to break down Axis position on Western Front.
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| 16 | 1945 | - 1945—1989: Communist Era in Czechoslovakia
1945 - Nov 1989, The Communist Era in Czechoslovakia ended with the Velvet Revolution in November 1989.
- 1945: Sub-Carpathian Russia to Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia loses Sub-Carpathian Russia to Soviet Union.
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| 17 | 1948 | - 1948: CzechoSlovak Community Party
CzechoSlovak Communist party seizes government power.
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| 18 | 1949 | - 1949: Jihlava District
Jihlava, Jihlava, Vysocina; (VOPALENSKY family of village Dusejov and surrounding villages of Opatov, etc., all villages belonged to district from 1949. Many documents are in District Jihlava.)
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| 19 | 1950 | - 1950—1953: Korean War
Korean War
- 1950: Consolidation of all records
Czechoslovakia consolidates all records of genealogical value by the government.
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| 20 | 1952 | - 1952: Passenger Jet
First passenger jet in Britian.
- 1952: Centralization of all records
Czechoslovakia centralizes records into state regional archives.
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| 21 | 1964 | - 1964—1975: Vietnam War
Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975.
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| 22 | 1968 | - 1968: Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
https://www.mzv.cz/tripoli/en/general_information_about_the_czech/history/index.html - August 1968 - Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia
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1916 - 1985 (68 years)