History of 1849

During the year of 1849 the following events have happened in our world's history.

January 31, 1849 - Corn Laws abolished in Britain
March 03, 1849 - Gold Coinage Act passed
March 03, 1849 - Minn Territory organized
March 10, 1849 - Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent - only US president to do so
March 12, 1849 - 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif
March 31, 1849 - Col John W Geary 1st postmaster of SF
April 10, 1849 - Safety pin patented.
May 29, 1849 - A patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln
June 05, 1849 - Danish National Day - Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy
June 22, 1849 - Stephen C Massett opens at courthouse as 1st professional entertainer using (allegedly) only piano in Cal
July 28, 1849 - Memmon is 1st clipper to reach SF 120 days out of N.Y.
August 09, 1849 - Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia
September 01, 1849 - California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey
September 03, 1849 - Cal State Constitutional Convention convenes in Monterey
September 19, 1849 - 1st commercial laundry established in Oakland California
October 07, 1849 - Edgar Allen Poe dies in Balt at 40
October 16, 1849 - British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras.
November 13, 1849 - Peter Burnett elected 1st gov of Calif
December 18, 1849 - William Bond obtains 1st photograph of moon through a telescope