Historical Events In 1851
May 06 New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname on this day in history.
May 01 Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace on this day in history.
May 03 Most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die on this day in history.
May 06 Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" on this day in history.
May 15 On this day in history rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), crowned
May 04 The first major San Fransisco fire on this day in history.
May 28 Sojourner Truth attends Women's Rights Convention on this day in history.
May 06 On this day in history san Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts
May 06 On this day in history linus Yale patents Yale-lock
May 21 Gold discovered in Australia on this day in history.
May 18 On this day in history amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked
May 17 Saint John New Brunswick, the launch of the sailing ship Marco Polo; reputed to be the fastest ship in the world on this day in history.
Jan 31 On this day in history gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk
Jan 31 On this day in history san Francisco Orphan's Asylum, first in California founded
Jan 31 On this day in history gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk
Jan 31 On this day in history in Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Gas Light Company installs first lamps.
Jan 25 Sojourner Truth addresses first Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron) on this day in history.
Jan 15 On this day in history general Arista replaces Mexican President Herrera
Jan 31 On this day in history in Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Gas Light Company installs first lamps.
Jan 31 San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, first in California founded on this day in history.
Jan 01 City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line on this day in history.
Jan 28 Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered on this day in history.
Jan 01 City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line on this day in history.
Feb 22 On this day in history the Kirkwood runs aground in New Jersey, mistaking the Smith Hotel for a vessel that refused to return its signal.
Feb 01 On this day in history death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein.
Feb 01 Anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53.
Feb 06 Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Düsseldorf on this day in history.
Feb 11 On this day in history first cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania vs Victoria, Launceston
Feb 15 Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave on this day in history.
Apr 23 Civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp on this day in history.
Apr 06 On this day in history canadian postal service transferred from British control; sets uniform postal rate of 3 pence a letter.
Nov 06 On this day in history u.S. Navy expedition under command of LT William Lewis Herndon, on a mission to explore the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, reaches Iquitos in the jungle region of the upper Amazon after their departure from Lima, Peru.
Nov 14 "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published on this day in history.
Nov 22 On this day in history the opera "La Perle Du Br‚sil" is produced (Paris)
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