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Arts · 1818 · 1750 – 1900

Farmers' Almanac — released 1818

Farmers' Almanac reached audiences in 1818, during the Industrial Age (19th century), and became one of the defining works of its moment.

Year

1818

Century

19th century

Era

Industrial Age

Category

Arts

Age today

152 yrs ago

Context

Industrial Age — Steam, revolutions, and the modern world takes shape. That's about 152 years ago, roughly 2 centuries back. Around the same time, the world was also seeing Illinois (1818) and Frederick Douglass (1818).

Why it matters

Farmers' Almanac shaped taste and conversation in its moment, then kept influencing later creators long after its debut in 1818.

Did you know?

Just 0 years after, Illinois (1818) was also making headlines — a reminder how much history can compress into a single decade.

Era

Industrial Age

Steam, revolutions, and the modern world takes shape.

Category

Arts

Arts are the paintings, novels, films, songs and performances that captured the spirit of their age and still move us today.

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