Historical Events In 1852

 

Aug 21 Tlingit warriors destroy Hudson's Bay Company Fort Selkirk, Yukon after the HBC tries to break the Tlingit monopoly on trade with interior tribes.

Jul 23 The first interment in US National Cemetary at Presidio

Jul 03 Congress authorizes US's 2nd mint (San Francisco, Calif)

Mar 20 Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published

Mar 13 Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly

Mar 29 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 & women to work more than 10 hours a day

Mar 07 Dutch telegraph traffic regulated by law

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