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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 | *'''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 | ||
*Jesuit order is banned from Switzerland until 1973 | *'''1874''' Jesuit order is banned from Switzerland until 1973 | ||
*'''1882-83''' 13,500 Swiss emigrate to US, Argentina, Canada and Brasil | *'''1882-83''' 13,500 Swiss emigrate to US, Argentina, Canada and Brasil | ||
*'''1914-1918''' World War I, Swiss neutrality | *'''1914-1918''' World War I, Swiss neutrality | ||
*'''1918-1933''' Economic crisis and inner conflicts | *'''1918-1933''' Economic crisis and inner conflicts | ||
*'''1918''' Women allowed to vote | *'''1918''' Women allowed to vote | ||
*'''1933-1939''' Hitler seen as a danger to Swiss independence | *'''1933-1939''' Hitler seen as a danger to Swiss independence | ||
*'''1939-1945''' World War II, Swiss neutrality | *'''1939-1945''' World War II, Swiss neutrality | ||
*'''1979''' Canton Jura separates from Canton Bern | *'''1979''' Canton Jura separates from Canton Bern | ||