Sep 13 The first US prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy)

Jun 12 Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Ky

Jun 22 Stephen C Massett opens courthouse using only piano in Calif

Jun 05 Danish National Day-Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy

Dec 22 Writer (Crime and Punishmen)Fyodor Dostoevsky is led before a firing squad and prepared for execution. He had been convicted and sentenced to death on November 16 for allegedly taking part in reprieved and sent into exile.

Dec 28 M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine & oil on his clothing & sees cleaning effect

Dec 06 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland

Dec 18 William Bond obtains first photograph of Moon through a telescope

Dec 14 First chamber music group in US gives their first concert (Boston)

Aug 09 Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia

Oct 16 Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Oct 19 Elizabeth Blackwell became first woman in US to receive medical degree

Jul 08 St Paul's Place in the Bronx named

Jul 28 Memmon is first clipper to reach SF, 120 days out of NY

Mar 31 Colonel John W Geary arrives as first postmaster of San Francisco

Mar 03 Territory of Minnesota is organized

Mar 27 Joseph Couch patents steam-powered percussion rock drill

Mar 03 US Department of the Interior established by Congress

Mar 12 The first gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to California

Mar 05 Zachary Taylor is sworn in as US president.

Mar 03 Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin

Mar 28 Dutch princess Marianne & Prince Albert of Prussia separate

Mar 10 Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only US President to do so

Mar 23 Battle of Novara (King Charles Albert vs Italian republic)

Mar 29 Britain formally annexes the Punjab after the defeat of the Sikhs in India

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