Religion/Philosophy |
|
Passover begins |
Foreign |
|
Great Britain and Burma go to war |
Business/Industry |
|
Ohio restricts hours for women workers |
Campaigns/Elections |
|
Coles Bashford sworn in as Republican governor of Wisconsin |
Cultural |
|
Uncle Sam makes his appearance |
Foreign |
|
The last of Napoleon's Marshals dies in Venice |
Religion/Philosophy |
|
Ash Wednesday |
Foreign |
|
Argentine rebel forces oust dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas |
Foreign |
|
Queen of Spain survives assassination attempt in Madrid |
Foreign |
|
Military powder magazine explodes in Sweden |
Cultural |
|
First public Bath and Wash House in the United States opens in New York City |
Foreign |
|
Abolition of slavery in Columbia completed |
Foreign |
|
Great Britain and the King of Lagos sign a treaty intended to abolish the Nigerian slave trade |
Foreign |
|
Austria abolishes the 1849 constitution and restores absolutist monarchy |
Religion/Philosophy |
|
Young Men's Christian Association in America founded in Boston |
Cultural |
|
Fire at the U.S. Capitol destroys valuable books and artifacts |
Foreign |
|
The Spanish government closes congress and arrests opponents of the regime |
Foreign |
|
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte holds a plebiscite confirming French support for his coup d'etat |
Legal/Political |
-
|
The 32nd Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1851 till late August, 1852 |
Foreign |
|
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte strengthens his power over the French government |
Legal/Political |
|
The 32nd Congress opens in Washington, DC |
Foreign |
|
Persian ruler Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar dismisses his liberal prime minister |
Legal/Political |
-
|
Second National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts |
Religion/Philosophy |
|
Yom Kippur |
Religion/Philosophy |
|
Rosh Hashana |
Legal/Political |
|
Gorsuch posse breaks apart over fears about Vigilance Committee spying |
Legal/Political |
|
Commissioner Ingraham grants warrants for Gorsuch slaves and appoints Kline to head posse |
Legal/Political |
|
Vigilance agent follows Gorsuch posse |
Legal/Political |
|
Edward Gorsuch arrives in Philadelphia seeking warrants for his runaways |
Military/Violent |
|
Spanish authorities execute Narciso López in Havana |