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
