Mar 03 Transcontinental railroad survey is authorized by Congress

Mar 30 The birth of Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter

Mar 06 The Verdi opera La Traviata opens in Venice, Italy.

Mar 03 US Assay Office in New York NY authorized

Mar 04 Pope Pius IX recovers Catholic hierarchy in Netherlands

Mar 02 Territory of Washington organized after separating from Oregon Territory

Mar 04 William Rufus de Vane King (D) sworn in as 13th US Vice President

Aug 24 The first potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs, NY)

Sep 06 Women's Rights Convention met (NYC)

Sep 11 First electric telegraph in use, Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos

Sep 15 First US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell

Sep 24 The first round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)

Sep 29 Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348

Feb 21 US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces

Apr 06 J Chacornac discovers asteroid #25 Phocaea

Apr 05 Asteroid 24, Themis discovered

Apr 05 DeGasparis discovers his 7th asteroid, Themis (24)

Apr 01 Cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary

Apr 08 Cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary

Apr 18 First train in Asia (Bombay to Tanna, 36 km)

Apr 05 A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #24 Themis

Apr 06 Asteroid 25, Phocaea discovered

Apr 17 US Marine Hospital at Presidio (SF) established

Nov 24 Bat Masterson gambler, saloon keeper, lawman, journalist; subject of TV series in the 1960s; was born

Nov 28 Olympia established as capital of Washington Territory

Dec 30 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million. Area is now southern Arizona & New Mexico

Dec 30 The US purchases 30,000 square miles of land from Mexico in what is now southern New Mexico and Arizona. The Gadsden Purchase cost the US $10 million.

May 14 Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk

May 19 Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar

May 01 Argentina adopts it's constitution

May 10 Sir Hugh Allan's Genova the first steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run

May 17 Thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election

May 06 The first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT)

May 23 Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859)

May 31 Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard the Advance

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