Name the Year V

English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches. German composer Ludwig van Beethoven dies.

• 1827

• 1854

• 1842

• 1810

English Emancipation Act grants freedom of religion to Catholics. First modern police force established in London.

• 1829

• 1889

• 1859

• 1799

English Football League established. Eastman patents “Kodak box camera”. Washington Monument opens in Washington D.C.

• 1888

• 1868

• 1828

• 1848

F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes “The Great Gatsby”. Chrysler Corporation founded.

• 1925

• 1935

• 1940

• 1930

Famine in Ireland. Samuel Colt sells first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. Doughnut created.

• 1847

• 1887

• 1907

• 1807

Finland is the first European country to give women the vote. Roald Amundsen locates Magnetic North Pole.

• 1906

• 1916

• 1896

• 1926

First American Dictionary, author Noah Webster registers copyright. Simon Bolivar proclaimed dictator.

• 1828

• 1843

• 1803

• 1868

First edition of The Times is published in London. British arrive at Botany Bay to colonize Australia.

• 1788

• 1848

• 1828

• 1748

First electric washing machine. Picasso introduces Cubism. Ten rules of war established at a Hague convention.

• 1907

• 1927

• 1897

• 1917

First flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Return of the Jedi debuts. Invasion of Grenada by U.S. troops.

• 1983

• 1985

• 1984

• 1982