Here is my history. I hope nobody minds I did some extra turns to get us near to Space Flight.
The good new is we were able to avoid the embarassment of the Zulus getting a Wonder.
1870AD (0) We have 43.17 million people in 65 cities. The treasury holds 1,161 gold and tax is 10% (332/300), Science 60% (2) and Lux 30%. Sold some Granarys, Barracks and City Walls. Moved some workers to the Sea to keep WLTPDs going in several cities. Moved some Riflemen outside forts back to cities to prevent unhappyness. Changed some buildings to Aquaducts. Reasigned some Engineers to allow several cities enough food to grow when celebrating. Switched Colosseum in Magnusville to Eiffel Tower and used 2 food Freights and 664 gold to complete. Rush built Diplomat in Azville.
1871AD (1) Discover Electronics and start researching Espionage. An extra 20 cities start celebrating WLTPDs. The Eiffel Tower is completed. Gold Freight arrives is Hispalis for 276 gold. Keep builing railroads to link cities.
1872AD (2) Espionage discovered and start researching Atomic Theory. Population now 47.3 million people. Spy on London and it is building Alpine Troops. Gold Freight arrives in Thunderin Rock for 608 gold. Use 4 food Freights to start Hoover Dam in Cornmaster.
1873AD (3) Discover Atomic Theory and start researching Flight. Build city of Corinth west of Athens. Engineers start building railroad to link Athens. Another 3 freight to help build Hoover Dam
1874AD (4) Zulus sneak attack.
Gem Freight arrives at Neapolis for 240 gold. Freight with gold arrives at Synchronicity for 254 gold. The last 4 Freight arrive in Cornmaster and with 80 gold Hoover Dam is finished. Bribe Barb Cavalry near Mpondo for 102 gold. Bribe Zulu Riflemen for 564 gold. Poison water supply in London.
Spy becomes veteran. Railroad has reached Athens.
1875AD (5) Discover Flight and research Radio. Barbs attack Wales and lose.
Spys poison London until it is down to only 1 population.
Railroad reaches Sparta. Start building Isaac Newtons College in FanaticsTown to complement Cope's.
1876AD (6) Radio discovered and research Steel. Population 50.04 million. Build city of Salamis. Spys destroy some buildings in London.
1877AD (7) Build more railroads. Add Freight to help build Cure for Cancer in Magnusville. More sabotage of buildings in London. Lose 1 Spy downing City Wall.
1878AD (8) Discover Steel and research Automobile. More sabotage in London and lose another Spy.
1879AD (9) Discover Automobile and research Mass Production. Build Lisbon. Add 4 Freights to Cure for Cancer and 1 for Isaac Newtons College. Spys destroy all buildings but Palace in London.
1880AD (10) London goes up to 2 pop so poison it back to 1. Make peace with Zulus. Added 1 Freight to Cure for Cancer.
1881AD (11) Discover Mass Production and research Nuclear Fission.
1882AD (12) Discover Nuclear Fission and research Machine Tools. Built city of Colmar.
1883AD (13) Build city of Salzburg. Gold Freight arrives in Thunderon Rocks for 127 gold. Adding 2 more Freight and 148 gold completes Cure for Cancer.
1884AD (14) Discover Machine Tools and research Advanced Flight. Copper Freight arrives in Ulundi for 223 gold.
1885AD (15) Discover Advanced Flight and research Rocketry. Build city of Bergen.
1886AD(16) Build several Freights and start a few Airports.
1887AD(17) Discover Rocketry and research Nuclear Power. Build city of Venice. Destroy some Barb cavalry near SweetHomeC.Fan. Dye Freight arrives in Thunderon Rocks for 246 gold. Cloth Freight arrives in Wales for 75 gold. Spice Freight arrives in Gwynn for 204 gold. Oil Freight arrives in Cornmaster for 80 gold. Rush build Airport in CivRules.
1888AD (18) Discover Nuclear Power and research Miniturization. Ulundi completes Airport. Population now 60.97 million people. Airlift Oil Freight from CivRules to Ulundi but only get 16 gold! Size seems to matter a lot more than distance. Coal arrives in CivRules for 49 gold.
1889AD (19) Discover Miniturization and research Computers. Bead Freight arrives in CivRules for 72 gold, salt for 69 gold, oil for 111 gold and coal for 125 gold. Oil Freight arrives in Isandhlwana for 92 gold. Oil Freight arrives in Gwynn for 203 gold.
1890AD (20) Intombe completes Airport. Beads Freight arrives in CivRules for 63 gold. Freight arrives in FanaticsTown and Isaac Newton's College is complete.
Population is now 63.27 million in 73 cities and we have 665 gold. Tax is 10% (443/407), Science 60% (2) and Lux 30%. Most cities are celebrating. Engineers are 32 active/4 in production, Riflemen 48/3, Cavalry 5, Cannon 1, Transport 7, Spy 5 and Freight 2/18.
We should be able to research Space Flight next and then build the Apollo Program. Alpha Centauri here we come.