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1 | 1689 | - 1689—1702: William III & Mary II, Joint Monarchs (U.K.); Mary died of smallpox in 1694
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2 | 1699 | - 1699—1730: Frederick IV, King of Denmark
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3 | 1702 | - 1702—1714: Anne, Queen (U.K.)
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4 | 1714 | - 1714—1727: George I, King (U.K.)
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5 | 1727 | - 1727—1760: George II, King (U.K.)
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6 | 1730 | - 1730—1746: Christian VI, King of Denmark
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7 | 1746 | - 1746—1766: Frederick V, King of Denmark
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8 | 1754 | - 1754—1763: The French & Indian War; Fought in the colonies of North America between Great Britain & France
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9 | 1760 | - 1760—1820: George III, King (U.K.)
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10 | 1766 | - 1766—1808: Christian VII, King of Denmark
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11 | 1775 | - 1775—1783: The American Revolution; Conflict between Great Britain & the English Colonies in America
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12 | 1789 | - 1789—1797: George Washington, 1st President (U.S.)
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13 | 1797 | - 1797—1801: John Adams, 2nd President (U.S.)
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14 | 1801 | - 1801—1809: Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President (U.S.)
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15 | 1808 | - 1808—1839: Frederick VI, King of Denmark
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16 | 1809 | - 1809—1812: James Madison, 4th President (U.S.)
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17 | 1813 | - 1813—1840: William I, King (Netherlands)
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18 | 1817 | - 1817—1825: James Monroe, 5th President (U.S.)
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19 | 1820 | - 1820—1830: George IV, King (U.K.)
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20 | 1825 | - 1825—1829: John Quincy Adams, 6th President (U.S.)
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21 | 1829 | - 1829—1837: Andrew Jackson, 7th President (U.S.)
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22 | 1830 | - 1830—1837: William IV, King (U.K.)
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23 | 1837 | - 1837—1841: Martin Van Buren, 8th President (U.S.)
- 1837—1901: Victoria, Queen (U.K.)
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24 | 1839 | - 1839—1848: Christian VIII, King of Denmark
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25 | 1840 | - 1840—1849: William II, King (Netherlands)
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26 | 1841 | - 1841—1841: William Henry Harrison, 9th President (U.S.)
- 1841—1845: John Tyler, 10th President (U.S.)
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27 | 1845 | - 1845—1849: James Knox Polk, 11th President (U.S.)
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28 | 1848 | - 1848—1863: Frederick VII, King of Denmark
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29 | 1849 | - 1849—1850: Zachary Taylor, 12th President (U.S.)
- 1849—1890: William III, King (Netherlands)
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30 | 1850 | - 1850—1853: Millard Fillmore, 13th President (U.S.)
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31 | 1853 | - 1853—1857: Franklin Pierce, 14th President (U.S.)
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32 | 1857 | - 1857—1861: James Buchanan, 15th President (U.S.)
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33 | 1861 | - 1861—1865: Abraham Lincoln, 16th President (U.S.)
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34 | 1863 | - 1863—1906: Christian IX, King of Denmark
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35 | 1865 | - 1865—1869: Andrew Johnson, 17th President (U.S.)
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36 | 1867 | - 1867—1869: Sweden Famine of 1867-1869
Sweden Famine of 1867-1869
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37 | 1869 | - 1869—1877: Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President (U.S.)
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38 | 1877 | - 1877—1881: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President (U.S.)
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39 | 1881 | - 1881—1881: James A. Garfield, 20th President (U.S.)
- 1881—1885: Chester A. Arthur, 21st President (U.S.)
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40 | 1885 | - 1885—1889: Grover Cleveland, 22nd President (U.S.)
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41 | 1889 | - 1889—1893: Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President (U.S.)
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42 | 1890 | - 1890—1948: Wilhelmina, Queen (Netherlands)
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43 | 1893 | - 1893—1897: Grover Cleveland, 24th President (U.S.)
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44 | 1897 | - 1897—1901: William McKinley, 25th President (U.S.)
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45 | 1901 | - 1901—1909: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President (U.S.)
- 1901—1910: Edward VII, King (U.K.)
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46 | 1906 | - 1906—1912: Frederick VIII, King of Denmark
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47 | 1909 | - 1909—1913: William Howard Taft, 27th President (U.S.)
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48 | 1910 | - 1910—1936: George V, King (U.K.)
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49 | 1912 | - 1912—1947: Christian X, King of Denmark
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50 | 1913 | - 1913—1921: Woodrow Wilson, 28th President (U.S.)
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51 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: World War I
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52 | 1921 | - 1921—1923: Warren G. Harding, 29th President (U.S.)
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53 | 1923 | - 1923—1929: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (U.S.)
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54 | 1929 | - 1929—1933: Herbert Hoover, 31st President (U.S.)
- 1929—1941: The Great Depression
The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the United States and the modern industrial economy lasted more than a decade, beginning in 1929 and ending during World War II in 1941. SOURCE: Federal Reserve History.
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55 | 1933 | - 1933—1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President (U.S.)
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56 | 1936 | - 1936—1936: Edward VIII, King (U.K.)
- 1936—1952: George VI, King (U.K.)
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57 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—2 Sep 1945: World War II
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58 | 1940 | - 10 May 1940—5 May 1945: German invasion of the Netherlands
Germany invaded The Netherlands in 1940, with occupation lasting until 1945 when the country was liberated by American, British, and Canadian soldiers.
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59 | 1945 | - 1945—1953: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President (U.S.)
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60 | 1947 | - 1947—1972: Frederick IX, King of Denmark
- 12 Mar 1947—26 Dec 1991: Cold War Period
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61 | 1948 | - 1948—1980: Juliana, Queen (Netherlands)
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62 | 1950 | - 25 Jun 1950—27 Jul 1953: Korean Conflict
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63 | 1952 | - 6 Feb 1952—2022: Elizabeth II, Queen (U.K.)
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64 | 1953 | - 1953—1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President (U.S.)
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65 | 1955 | - 1 Nov 1955—30 Apr 1975: Vietnam War
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66 | 1961 | - 1961—1963: John F. Kennedy, 35th President (U.S.)
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67 | 1963 | - 1963—1969: Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President (U.S.)
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68 | 1969 | - 1969—1974: Richard M. Nixon, 37th President (U.S.)
- 20 Jul 1969: Apollo 13 Lands on the Moon
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69 | 1972 | - 1972: Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark
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70 | 1974 | - 1974—1977: Gerald R. Ford, 38th President (U.S.)
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71 | 1977 | - 1977—1981: Jimmy Carter, 39th President (U.S.)
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72 | 1980 | - 30 Apr 1980—30 Apr 2013: Beatrix, Queen (Netherlands)
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73 | 1981 | - 1981—1989: Ronald Reagan, 40th President (U.S.)
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74 | 1989 | - 1989—1993: George Bush, 41st President (U.S.)
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75 | 1990 | - 2 Aug 1990—28 Feb 1991: Persian Gulf War
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76 | 1993 | - 1993—2001: William "Bill" Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President (U.S.)
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