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North 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
Literature
• 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
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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