Mar 26 Montreal Quebec Thomas Aylwin & Dominick Daly fight a harmless duel without injuring each other; one of Canada's last duels
Mar 04 James K Polk inaugrated as 11th President
Mar 03 The U.S. Congress passed legislation overriding a President’s veto. It was the first time Congress had done so.
Mar 27 The birth of Wilhelm von Rontgen, German discoverer of X-Rays
Mar 11 Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America.
Mar 28 Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US
Mar 03 Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery
Mar 03 Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America.
Mar 26 Joseph Francis, New York NY, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat
Mar 17 Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London
Mar 01 The Republic of Texas is annexed to the US.
Mar 01 President Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas
Mar 26 Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid
Mar 03 US law overriding a Presidential veto (John Tyler's)
Mar 05 Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US
Mar 11 The U.S. Congress passed legislation overriding a President’s veto. It was the first time Congress had done so.
Mar 17 Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour
Aug 12 Off Point Pelee, Ontario the steamships Kent and London collide in clear weather, with the loss of ten lives.
Aug 05 In Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island.
Sep 23 First baseball team, NY Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code
Sep 24 The first baseball team is organized
Feb 15 William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, first uses 72" (183 cm) reflector
Apr 02 H.L. Fizeau &J Leon Foucault take first photo of Sun
Apr 10 More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa
Nov 04 The first nationally observed uniform election day in US
