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'''Timeline of Historical Events'''
'''Timeline of Historical Events'''  


* '''1291''' Foundation of the Swiss Confederation.
*'''1291''' Foundation of the Swiss Confederation
* '''1484-1531''' Swiss Reformation began in Zurich.
*'''1484-1531''' Swiss Reformation began in Zurich
* '''Early 1500’s''' First church records begin.
*'''Early 1500’s''' First church records begin
* '''1535''' Anabaptist and Mennonite movements after 1535 began in the rural areas.
*'''1535''' Anabaptist and Mennonite movements after 1535 began in the rural areas
* '''1536''' Jean Calvin came to Geneva and reformation began there.
*'''1536''' Jean Calvin came to Geneva and reformation began there
* '''1545-1563''' Catholic Counter Reformation
*'''1545-1563''' Catholic Counter Reformation  
* '''1618-1648''' 30 Years’ War, Swiss confederacy remains peaceful
*'''1618-1648''' 30 Years’ War, Swiss confederacy remains peaceful  
* '''1656, 1712''' Civil Wars caused by religious strife
*'''1656, 1712''' Civil Wars caused by religious strife  
* '''1803-1815''' Civil War brings Helvetic Republic to an end and Napoleon confirms Switzerland’s borders and its perpetual neutrality.
*'''1803-1815''' Civil War brings Helvetic Republic to an end and Napoleon confirms Switzerland’s borders and its perpetual neutrality
* '''1815-1830''' Loose confederacy reestablished with 22 cantons.
*'''1815-1830''' Loose confederacy reestablished with 22 cantons
* '''1817''' Emigration of 3000 Swiss people for North and South America.
*'''1817''' Emigration of 3000 Swiss people for North and South America
* '''1838''' Church records have standardized columnar entries.
*'''1838''' Church records have standardized columnar entries
* '''1874''' Final point of struggle between church and state on basic rules of society. Marriages, birth and death certificates are controlled by state authorities instead of the church. The Jesuit order is banned from Switzerland until 1973.
*'''1874''' Final point of struggle between church and state on basic rules of society. Marriages, birth and death certificates are controlled by state authorities instead of the church  
* '''1882-83''' 13,500 Swiss emigrate to US, Argentina, Canada and Brasil.
*Jesuit order is banned from Switzerland until 1973
* '''1914-1918''' World War I, Swiss neutrality.
*'''1882-83''' 13,500 Swiss emigrate to US, Argentina, Canada and Brasil  
* '''1918-1933''' Economic crisis and inner conflicts.
*'''1914-1918''' World War I, Swiss neutrality
* '''1918''' Women allowed to vote.
*'''1918-1933''' Economic crisis and inner conflicts
* '''1933-1939''' Hitler seen as a danger to Swiss independence.
*'''1918''' Women allowed to vote
* '''1939-1945''' World War II, Swiss neutrality.
*'''1933-1939''' Hitler seen as a danger to Swiss independence  
* '''1979''' Canton Jura separates from Canton Bern.
*'''1939-1945''' World War II, Swiss neutrality
*'''1979''' Canton Jura separates from Canton Bern
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