The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida: Florida – third most populous and the southeasternmost of the 50 states of the United States of...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida:
Florida – third most populous and the southeasternmost of the 50 states of the United States of America. Florida lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Territory of Florida joined the Union as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.
First issue of "Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant" newspaper is published; issued three times per week
Samuel Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" in the world's first telegraph message
Canada defeats the USA by 23 runs in the first international cricket match at the grounds of St. George's Cricket Club in Manhattan, New York
New York Politician Boss Tweed (21) weds Mary Jane C. Skaden
The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; NOH-tər-DAYM; ND) is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to...
Texas ( TEK-səss) is the most populous state in the South of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an...
First officially recognized baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) - NY Nine defeats the NY Knickerbockers 23-1 in Hoboken, New Jersey
US Act of Congress passes establishment of the Smithsonian Institution, now the world's largest museum and research complex
Italian "The Barber of Seville" opera composer Gioachino Rossini (54) marries 2nd wife, French model Olympe Pélissier (47) in Paris, France
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa.
First recorded bowling match in the US takes place at Knickerbocker Alleys, New York
The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine.