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January 17 – Saint Anthony Hall is founded at Columbia University in New York City. January 30 – Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California. February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party.
- January 13, 1840 - Off the coast of Long Island, New York, 139 people lose their lives when the steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast.
- March 9, 1841 - The Supreme Court of the U.S. states that in the case of the slave ship Amistad that the Africans who had wrested control of the ship had been bound into slavery illegally.
- January 31, 1842 - Elizabeth Tyler, the president's daughter, marries William Nevison Walker, at the White House in Washington, D.C. March 5, 1842 - In a prelude four years prior to the start of the Mexican War, troops under Mexican leader Rafael Vasquez invade Texas and briefly occupy San Antonio in the first invasion since the Texas Revolution.
- February 6, 1843 - At the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City, the first minstrel show in the United States debuts. May 22, 1843 - The first major wagon train headed for the northwest via the Oregon Trail begins with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri.
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Jul 3, 2019 · 1847 . February 22: U.S. troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican Army at the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican War. March 29: U.S. troops commanded by General Winfield Scott captured Veracruz in the Mexican War.
Major Events. Jan 4 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. Mar 1 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) Apr 5 Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, opens in Birkenhead, England, designed by Joseph Paxton.
May 14, 2024 · Women's wages, 1840-1849. Teacher wages by sex - Massachusetts, 1840s. Woman in 1848. Lists monthly cost of board for males and females as well. 1840-1841: Males earned $33.81; females $12.81 per month. 1848-1849: Males earned $34.02; females $14.19 per month.
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Apr 15, 2019 · 1860. The Pony Express begins between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. Abraham Lincoln wins the presidency after a hard-fought campaign centering on the issues of sectionalism and slavery. South Carolina decides to secede from the Union. The state militia takes over the Federal arsenal at Charleston.
Dec 3, 2020 · American History Timeline: 1783-1800. The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, also present are (from left) Alexander Hamilton, Robert R Livingston, Roger Sherman, Mr Otis, Vice President John Adams, Baron Von Steuben and General Henry Knox. Original Artwork: Printed by Currier & Ives. MPI / Getty Images.
