History of 1850

During the year of 1850 the following events have happened in our world's history.

January 05, 1850 - Calif Exchange opens
January 22, 1850 - Alta California becomes a daily paper 1st such in Calif
March 07, 1850 - Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850
March 12, 1850 - 1st $20 gold piece issued
March 18, 1850 - American Express founded
April 01, 1850 - San Francisco County Government established.
April 15, 1850 - City of San Francisco incorporated.
May 01, 1850 - John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor
May 11, 1850 - Work starts on 1st brick building in SF
June 04, 1850 - Empire Engine Company No 1 organized
June 14, 1850 - Fire destroys part of SF
July 01, 1850 - At least 626 ships lying at anchor around SF Bay
July 09, 1850 - Bab (Bah '¡ prophet) executed in Tabriz Iran.
July 09, 1850 - Zachary Taylor 12th pres of US died in White House served 16 months
July 10, 1850 - VP Fillmore becomes pres following Zachary Taylor's death
July 14, 1850 - 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
July 17, 1850 - Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)
August 30, 1850 - Honolulu Hawaii becomes a city
August 31, 1850 - California Pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets
September 09, 1850 - Territory of New Mexico Territory of Utah created.
September 09, 1850 - California becomes the 31st state
September 11, 1850 - Swedish Nightingale Jenny Lind 1st US concert
September 20, 1850 - Slave trade abolished in DC but slavery allowed to continue
October 17, 1850 - Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized
November 06, 1850 - 1st Hawaiian fire engine
November 06, 1850 - Yerba Buena & Angel Islands reserved for military use
December 20, 1850 - Hawaiian PO established
December 22, 1850 - Hawaiian PO established
December 27, 1850 - Hawaiian Fire Department established