The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the cooperative movement
The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the cooperative movement
The Rochdale Pioneers commence business at their cooperative in Rochdale, England, starting the cooperative movement
Events Before
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Oldest continuous writer of insurance in America opens, the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY)
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (also known as Mutual of New York or MONY) was the oldest continuous writer of insurance policies in the United States.
American Frontiersman Kit Carson (33) weds Mexican socialite Josefa Jaramillo (14) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, in T
American Frontiersman Kit Carson (33) weds Mexican socialite Josefa Jaramillo (14) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, in Taos, Mexico
Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and educator, marries Julia Ward, American poet and author
Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and educator, marries Julia Ward, American poet and author
First wagon train departs Independence, Missouri, for Oregon with 700 to 1,000 migrants
The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in North America that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory.
Events After
Explorer and medical missionary David Livingstone (31) weds Mary Moffat
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.
Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed, becoming the world's first subway tunnel
Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed, becoming the world's first subway tunnel
Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue
Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.
English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the "Faraday effect," the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light
English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the "Faraday effect," the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light
The first baseball team, the New York Knickerbockers, organizes and adopts a rulebook, known as the Knickerbocker Rules
The first baseball team, the New York Knickerbockers, organizes and adopts a rulebook, known as the Knickerbocker Rules
More from the 1840s
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Explorer and medical missionary David Livingstone (31) weds Mary Moffat
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
First recorded bowling match in the US takes place at Knickerbocker Alleys, New York
New York Illustrated News, the first illustrated weekly magazine in the US, publishes its first issue in 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.
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