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August 20 – Mexican–American War – Battle of Churubusco: U.S. troops defeat Mexican forces. August – Yale Corporation establishes the first graduate school in the United States, as Department of Philosophy and the Arts (renamed Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1892 ).
- 1847 in the United States
At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United...
- 1847 in the United Kingdom
22 July – Town Police Clauses Act 1847 provides powers to...
- 1847 in the United States
At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States. August 12 – U.S. troops of General Winfield Scott begin to advance along the aqueduct around Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco in Mexico; August 20 – U.S. troops defeat Mexican troops in Valencia, Mexico; October–December
Events. The book Wuthering Heights is published. February 22 – The Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican–American War. March 29 – Veracruz is taken by General Winfield Scott. May 7 – The American Medical Association is founded. July 24 – The Mormon pioneers under Brigham Young arrive in Salt Lake City to begin settling Utah.
Nov 9, 2009 · Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor and businessman whose inventions include the phonograph, incandescent light bulb, motion picture camera and alkaline battery.
22 July – Town Police Clauses Act 1847 provides powers to regulate urban streets, some of which remain in force into the 21st century. 9 August – the Whig Party under Lord John Russell wins the general election. 13 August – John Russell Hind makes the first British discovery of an asteroid, from London, 7 Iris.
The Battle for Mexico City refers to the series of engagements from September 8 to September 15, 1847, in the general vicinity of Mexico City during the Mexican–American War. Included are major actions at the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec, culminating with the fall of Mexico City.
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1847. Events [ edit ] January – Vanity Fair: Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society begins serial publication in Punch magazine (London) in yellow covers, with illustrations by the author, William Makepeace Thackeray , writing for the first time in his own name.
