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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1840sNorth America [ edit] 1843 – Saint Louis University School of Law becomes the first law school west of the Mississippi River. January 15, 1844 – The University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. February 1, 1845 – Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas, signs the charter ... See more
The 1840s (pronounced "eighteen-forties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849.
The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely … See more
• In the mid-1840s several harvests failed across Europe, which caused famines. Especially the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849) was … See more
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• Charles Dickens publishes The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol See morePacific Islands
In 1842, Tahiti and Tahuata were declared a French protectorate, to allow Catholic missionaries to … See moreAstronomy
• April – Eta Carinae is temporarily the second-brightest star in the night sky.
• September 23, 1846 – Discovery of Neptune: The planet is observed for the first time by German astronomers Johann Gottfried Galle See moreWomen's rights
• July 19, 1848 – Women's rights, 1848 – Seneca Falls Convention: The 2-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York See more• The American Transcendentalism movement is in full form mostly during this decade.
• February 1840 – The Rhodes blood libel is made against the Jews of Rhodes. See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license- https://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the...
13 rows · The 1849 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War. In exchange for $15 million and ...
See all 13 rows on www.census.gov- The 1840 Census 10 Largest Urb… 10 Largest Urb… 10 Largest Urba… 10 Largest Urb… U.S. Resident … 17,063,353 Rank Place Place Population per … 9.8 1 New York City, NY New York City, … Percent increas… 32.7 2 Baltimore, MD
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- February 22: U.S. troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican Army at the Battle of Buena Vistain the Mexican War.
- March 29: U.S. troops commanded by General Winfield Scottcaptured Veracruz in the Mexican War.
- June 1: Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of America's richest and most competitive men, raced a st…
- February 22: U.S. troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor defeated a Mexican Army at the Battle of Buena Vistain the Mexican War.
- March 29: U.S. troops commanded by General Winfield Scottcaptured Veracruz in the Mexican War.
- June 1: Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of America's richest and most competitive men, raced a steamboat against rival Daniel Drew in the Hudson River. Many thousands of New Yorkers lined the city's dock...
- Late summer: The potato famine continued in Ireland, and the year became known as "Black '47."
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The Census Act of 1840 (signed into law on March 3, 1839 and amended by an act of February 26, 1840) authorized establishing a centralized census office during each enumeration. …
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1840 (MDCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1840, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ah…
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June 1, 1840 - The census of the United States grows to 17,063,353, up 33% from the decade before. Four states now exceed one million in population; New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. The center of the nation's population …
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Mar 26, 2020 · During the 1840s, women’s clothing was all hand-sewn, and had to be custom-made either at home or by a hired seamstress. While Elias Howe invented the lock-stitch …
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Apr 6, 2010 · At the time, Marshall was working to build a water-powered sawmill owned by John Sutter, a German-born Swiss citizen and founder of a colony of Nueva Helvetia …
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The 1840s The bodice of the 1840s was long and tight, pointed in the front, and back-closing. Toward the end of the decade this more severe silhouette softened. The bodice shortened at the front, lengthened at the sides, and had a more …
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Jan 3, 2017 · Historical Events for the Year 1840 13th January » The steamship 'Steamship Lexington e.g Lexington' burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of …
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