Personal |
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William Stoker’s family moves to Troup County, Georgia |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The 31st Congress ends its first session in Washington, DC |
Foreign |
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Hong Xiuquan leads Taiping Rebellion in China |
Slavery/Abolition |
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First fugitive slave case in Philadelphia under new federal law |
Legal/Political |
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The first National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts |
Religion/Philosophy |
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All Saints Day |
Foreign |
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The conservative Chilean government declares a state of siege |
Personal |
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Tubman returns to Maryland to rescue her niece |
Legal/Political |
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The second session of the 31st Congress opens in Washington, DC |
Legal/Political |
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The second session of the 31st Congress is sitting in Washington, DC between early December, 1850 and early March, 1851 |
Education/Culture |
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French painter Gustave Courbet exhibits "Burial at Ornans" and "The Stonebreakers" in Paris |
Foreign |
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Gold is discovered in southern Australia |
Slavery/Abolition |
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Mob frees fugitive Shadrach Minkins after his arrest in Boston |
Legal/Political |
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Congress authorizes the three cent silver coin |
Legal/Political |
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In Washington DC, the 31st Congress of the United States finishes its term and adjourns |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Ash Wednesday |
Foreign |
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Conservatives in Spain reestablish Catholicism as the state religion |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Moncure Daniel Conway becomes junior minister for Methodist Church |
Legal/Political |
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Gap Gang in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, kidnaps older black resident |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Palm Sunday |
Crime/Disasters |
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Minot's Ledge Lighthouse swept away in a storm |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Passover begins |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Good Friday |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Easter Sunday |
Cultural |
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Cooper Union founded in New York City |
Religion/Philosophy |
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Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated in Wisconsin |
Science/Technology |
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Mechanical refrigerator patented in Florida |
Science/Technology |
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Linus Yale patents his lock |
Cultural |
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The Adelphean Society, the first secret society for women of which we know, founded in Macon, Georgia |