William and Frederick Langenheim take eight sequential photographs of the first total eclipse of the sun visible in North America since the invention of photography [1]
William and Frederick Langenheim take eight sequential photographs of the first total eclipse of the sun visible in Nort
William and Frederick Langenheim take eight sequential photographs of the first total eclipse of the sun visible in North America since the invention of photography [1]
Events Before
The first practical horse-drawn fire engine in the US enters service
The first practical horse-drawn fire engine in the US enters service
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Il trovatore" (The Troubadour) premieres in Rome
Il trovatore ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the Spanish play El trovador (1836) by Antonio...
Emperor and French President Napoleon III marries Eugenie de Montijo, Countess of Teba
Eugénie de Montijo was Empress of the French from her marriage to Napoleon III on 30 January 1853 until he was overthrown on 4 September 1870.
Piano company Steinway & Sons is founded by Heinrich Steinweg (later Henry Steinway) in New York City
Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway ( ), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" premieres at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy
La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Events After
British preacher and Salvation Army founder William Booth (26) weds British Salvation Army co-founder Catherine Mumford
British preacher and Salvation Army founder William Booth (26) weds British Salvation Army co-founder Catherine Mumford (26) at Stockwell Green Congregational Church in Surrey, England
Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart (22) weds Flora Cooke in Fort Riley, Kansas
Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart (22) weds Flora Cooke in Fort Riley, Kansas
Scottish explorer David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Mosi-oa-Tunya waterfall, which he christens as Vic
Scottish explorer David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Mosi-oa-Tunya waterfall, which he christens as Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River in Barotseland, Africa (now Zambia and Zimbabwe)
Clipper "Guiding Star" disappears in Atlantic, 480 dead
Clipper "Guiding Star" disappears in Atlantic, 480 dead
First bridge over the Mississippi River in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, opens; today known as the Father Louis He
First bridge over the Mississippi River in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, opens; today known as the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge
More from the 1850s
birth
Alice Mary Robertson is born
Alice Mary Robertson, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1854-01-02.
birth
Tim Keefe is born
Tim Keefe, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1857-01-01.
City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line
City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line
National debt of Britain and Ireland is £765,126,582
National debt of Britain and Ireland is £765,126,582
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