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Commercial	Tue, January 1, 1850	On the Massachusetts coast the new Minot's Ledge Lighthouse lights its lamp
Legal/Political	Tue, December 4, 1849 - Sun, September 29, 1850	The 31st Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1849 till late September, 1850
Legal/Political	Sat, December 1, 1849	The 31st Congress of the United States opens in Washington, DC
Slavery/Abolition	Tue, November 6, 1849	Four slaves run away from Edward Gorsuch's plantation in Maryland
Foreign	Wed, October 10, 1849	A group of Montreal citizens publishes an "Annexation Manifesto" calling for the incorporation of Canada into the United States
Personal		Tubman escapes slavery, traveling to Philadelphia
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 12, 1849	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Business/Industry	Tue, June 26, 1849	Great Britain abolishes the Navigation Acts
Science/Technology	Tue, May 22, 1849	Abraham Lincoln of Springfield, Illinois receives a patent for a device to aid riverboats over shoals
Crime/Disasters	Thu, May 10, 1849	Astor Place Riot in New York City
US/the World	Wed, April 25, 1849	Anti-British revolt breaks out in Montreal
Science/Technology	Tue, April 10, 1849	The safety pin is patented in New York City
Foreign	Tue, April 3, 1849	King Frederick Wilhelm IV of Prussia refuses an offer to become Emperor of a unified Germany
Education/Culture	Fri, March 30, 1849	The nation's first Jewish weekly periodical appears in New York City
US/the World	Thu, March 29, 1849	Great Britain annexes the Sikh kingdom of northern India
Education/Culture	Thu, March 29, 1849	The nation's first class of homeopathic medical doctors graduates in Philadelphia
Business/Industry	Mon, March 12, 1849	First railroad that will run west of the Mississippi is incorporated
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, March 8, 1849	First Interior Secretary named
Legal/Political	Sun, March 4, 1849	Defeated presidential candidate Henry Clay returns to the Senate
Legal/Political	Sun, March 4, 1849 - Sat, March 3, 1855	William H. Bissell serves in the US House of Representatives
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, March 3, 1849	The Interior Department created
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, March 3, 1849	Congress approves new gold coinage
Legal/Political	Sat, March 3, 1849	In Washington DC, the 30th Congress of the United States finishes its term and adjourns
Commercial	Wed, February 28, 1849	First ship in regular service from New York to California via Cape Horn arrives in San Francisco
Education/Culture	Wed, February 14, 1849	Mathew Brady photographs President Polk
Education/Culture	Tue, January 23, 1849	Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell receives her medical degree
Foreign	Sat, January 13, 1849	British troops defeat Sikh forces at Chilianwala
Slavery/Abolition	Thu, January 11, 1849	The U.S. Congress reverses the Gott Resolution to ban slavery in the District of Columbia
Slavery/Abolition	Thu, December 21, 1848	Daniel Gott of New York introduces his resolution to ban slavery in the District of Columbia
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, December 5, 1848 - Fri, March 2, 1849	The second session of the 30th Congress sits in Washington, DC between early December, 1848 and early March, 1849