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1841
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As of the start of 1841, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom and Qishan of the Qing dynasty agree to the Convention of Chuenpi, january 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the records a population of about 7,500. January 27 – The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered and named by James Clark Ross, january 28 – Ross discovers the Victoria Barrier, later known as the Ross Ice Shelf. On the same voyage, he discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, january 30 – A fire ruins and destroys two-thirds of the villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. February 4 – First known reference to Groundhog Day in North America, february 10 – Act of Union proclaimed in Canada. February 11 – The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada, february 18 – The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11. February 20 – The Governor Fenner, carrying emigrants to the United States, february – El Salvador proclaims itself an independent republic, bringing an end to the Federal Republic of Central America. March 4 – William Henry Harrison is sworn in as President of the United States, March 9 – United States v. The Amistad, The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case that the Africans who seized control of the ship had taken into slavery illegally. March 12 – SS President under the command of the legendary captain Richard Roberts founders in rough seas with all passengers and he is succeeded by Vice President John Tyler, who becomes President of the United States. April 6 – President John Tyler is sworn in, may – Start of the Sino-Sikh War. May 3 – New Zealand becomes a British colony, may 11 – Lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound. May 22 –1841 rebellion in Guria, The Georgian province of Guria revolts against the Russian Empire, june 6 United Kingdom Census held, the first to record names and approximate ages of every household member and to be administered nationally. Marian Hughes becomes the first woman to take vows in communion with the Anglican Province of Canterbury since the Reformation. June 21 – Fordham University is founded in The Bronx by the Society of Jesus and its name at its founding is St. Johns College. June 28 – Ballet Giselle first presented by the Ballet du Théâtre de lAcadémie Royale de Musique at the Salle Le Peletier in Paris, july – Scottish missionary David Livingstone arrives at Kuruman in the Northern Cape, his first posting in Africa. July 5 – Thomas Cook arranges his first railway excursion, in England, july 17 – First edition of the humorous magazine Punch published in London
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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1839 in the United States
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Events from the year 1839 in the United States. President, Martin Van Buren Vice President, Richard Mentor Johnson Chief Justice, taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, James K. March 5 – Longwood University is founded in Farmville, Virginia. March 7 – Baltimore City College, the public high school in the United States, is established in Baltimore. March 23 – The Boston Morning Post first records the use of OK, August 8 – The Beta Theta Pi fraternity is founded in Oxford, Ohio. September 9 – In the Great Fire of Mobile, Alabama hundreds of buildings are burned, November 11 – The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia. November 27 – In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded, the first U. S. state law permitting women to own property is passed in Jackson, Mississippi. Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia is founded, second Seminole War April 7 – David Baird, Ireland-born U. S. Senator from New Jersey from 1918 to 1919 July 8 – John D. Rockefeller, oil industry business magnate and philanthropist August 1 – Middleton P. Barrow, senator from Georgia from 1882 to 1883 August 23 – George Clement Perkins, U. S. Senator from California from 1893 to 1915 August 26 – Hernando Money, senator from Mississippi from 1897 to 1911 September 2 – Henry George, writer, politician and political economist September 18 – William J. McConnell, U. S. Senator from Idaho from 1890 to 1891 September 29 – James Kimbrough Jones, senator from Arkansas from 1885 to 1903 October 20 – Augustus Octavius Bacon, U. S. Senator from Georgia from 1895 to 1914 November 4 – Thomas M. Patterson, senator from Colorado from 1901 to 1907 April 5 – John Tipton, U. S. Senator from Indiana from 1832 to 1839 Media related to 1839 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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1840 in the United States
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Events from the year 1840 in the United States. President, Martin Van Buren Vice President, Richard Mentor Johnson Chief Justice, January 19 – Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what becomes known as Wilkes Land for the United States. March 9 – The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad is completed from Wilmington, North Carolina to Weldon, at 161.5 miles, it is the worlds longest railroad. April – The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is completed from Raleigh, North Carolina to near Weldon, may 7 – The Great Natchez Tornado, A massive tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi during the early afternoon hours. Before it is over,317 people are killed and 109 injured and it is the second deadliest tornado in U. S. history. November 7 – U. S. presidential election,1840, US Census Bureau reports 6,000 free Negroes holding slaves in the nation. Second Seminole War January 1 – Patrick Walsh, Ireland-born United States Senator from Georgia from 1894 till 1895, may 4 – George Gray, United States Senator from Delaware from 1885 till 1899. June 3 – Michael OLaughlen, Conspirator in the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln 1865 September 23 – Simon B, conover, United States Senator from Florida from 1873 till 1879. October 1 – Anthony Higgins, United States Senator from Delaware from 1889 till 1895, april 7 – Thaddeus Betts, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1839 till 1840. August 10 – Seymour Brunson, an early Mormon convert June 14 – Anson Brown, representative from New York Media related to 1840 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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1842 in the United States
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Events from the year 1842 in the United States. President, John Tyler Vice President, vacant Chief Justice, Roger B, taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, John White Congress, 27th February 1 – Willamette University is established in Salem, Oregon. March – Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Court makes strikes, march 5 – Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio, and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution, march 9 – First documented discovery of gold in California, by Francisco Lopez at Placerita Canyon in Rancho San Francisco, sparking a small-scale gold rush, mainly of Mexicans from Sonora. May 19 – Dorr Rebellion, Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, august 4 – The Armed Occupation Act is signed, providing for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the Peninsula of East Florida. August 9 – The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains, september – The Wesleyan University is established in Ohio. November 26 – The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, december 20 – The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina is established. The Sons of Temperance is founded in New York City, second Seminole War January 11 – William James, psychologist and philosopher February 3 – Sidney Lanier, musician, poet and writer February 28 – Stephen Wallace Dorsey, U. S. Representative from New Jersey Media related to 1842 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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1843 in the United States
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Events from the year 1843 in the United States. President, John Tyler Vice President, vacant Chief Justice, Roger B, taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, John White, John Winston Jones Congress, 27th, 28th January – Edgar Allan Poes short story The Tell-Tale Heart is first published. February 6 – The Virginia Minstrels perform the first minstrel show, March 21 – The world does not end, contrary to the first prediction by American preacher William Miller. April 30–May 16 – Naval Battle of Campeche, Naval Battle between the Mexican Navy versus the Texas Navy and the Yucatán Navy, the battle features the most advanced warships of its day. May 22 – The first major wagon train sfor the American Northwest sets out one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove. July 1 – Ulysses S. Grant graduates from West Point 21st from a class of 39, July 12 – Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy, Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, proclaims a revelation recommending polygamy. August 19 – Edgar Allan Poes short story The Black Cat is first published, august 23 – Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna announces that the annexation of Texas by the United States would be considered an act of war by Mexico. October 13 – In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found Bnai Brith, november 28 – Ka La Kuokoa, The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and July Monarchy France as an independent nation. Saint Louis University School of Law becomes the first law school west of the Mississippi River Abbeville, Louisiana is founded by descendants of Acadians from Nova Scotia. Senator from Minnesota from 1895 to 1923 February 3 – William Cornelius Van Horne, North American railway magnate February 27 – Thomas Lowry, lawyer and businessman March 8 – Arthur Brown, U. S. Senator from Utah from 1896 to 1897 March 17 – Henry Ware Lawton, general March 23 – Joseph F. Johnston, senator from Minnesota from 1883 to 1889 July 15 – Alfred W. Benson, U. S. Senator from Kansas from 1906 to 1907 July 19 – Francis J. Higginson, senator from Illinois from 1841 to 1843 March 31 – George A. Waggaman, U. S. Senator from Louisiana from 1831 to 1835 April 17 – Samuel Morey, inventor April 25 – John McCracken Robinson, U. S
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Flag of the United States
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The flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag, is the national flag of the United States. S. Nicknames for the flag include The Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, the current design of the U. S. flag is its 27th, the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4,1959, the 50-star flag was ordered by the then president Eisenhower on August 21,1959, and was adopted in July 1960. It is the version of the U. S. flag and has been in use for over 56 years. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the flag contemporaneously known as the Continental Colors has historically been referred to as the first national flag. The name Grand Union was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the American flag, the flag closely resembles the British East India Company flag of the era, and Sir Charles Fawcett argued in 1937 that the company flag inspired the design. Both flags could have been constructed by adding white stripes to a British Red Ensign. However, an East India Company flag could have nine to 13 stripes. In any case, both the stripes and the stars have precedents in classical heraldry, Flag Day is now observed on June 14 of each year. While scholars still argue about this, tradition holds that the new flag was first hoisted in June 1777 by the Continental Army at the Middlebrook encampment. The first official U. S. flag flown during battle was on August 3,1777, Massachusetts reinforcements brought news of the adoption by Congress of the official flag to Fort Schuyler. A voucher is extant that Capt. Swartwout of Dutchess County was paid by Congress for his coat for the flag, the 1777 resolution was most probably meant to define a naval ensign. In the late 18th century, the notion of a flag did not yet exist. The flag resolution appears between other resolutions from the Marine Committee, on May 10,1779, Secretary of the Board of War Richard Peters expressed concern it is not yet settled what is the Standard of the United States. However, the term, Standard, referred to a standard for the Army of the United States. Each regiment was to carry the standard in addition to its regimental standard. The national standard was not a reference to the national or naval flag, the appearance was up to the maker of the flag. Some flag makers arranged the stars into one big star, in a circle or in rows, one arrangement features 13 five-pointed stars arranged in a circle, with the stars arranged pointing outwards from the circle, the so-called Betsy Ross flag
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Timeline of United States history
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This is a timeline of United States history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political and economic events in the United States and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of the United States, some dates before September 14,1752, when the British government adopted the Gregorian calendar, may be given in the Old Style
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1881 in the United States
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Events from the year 1881 in the United States. February 2 – The Parkfield earthquake occurs, february 5 – Phoenix, Arizona, is incorporated. February 19 – Kansas becomes the first U. S. state to all alcoholic beverages. March 4 – Inauguration of James A. Garfield as President of the United States, april 11 – Spelman College is established. April 14 – The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, april 21 – The University of Connecticut is founded as the Storrs Agricultural School. April 28 – Billy the Kid escapes from his 2 jailers at the Lincoln County Jail in Mesilla, New Mexico, killing James Bell and Robert Ollinger before stealing a horse, may 21 The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. The United States Tennis Association is established by a group of tennis club members. Tennis Championships are played this year, june 12 – The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack. July 2 – Assassination of James A. Garfield, James A. Garfield, President of the United States, is shot by lawyer Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D. C. He survives the shooting but suffers from infection of his wound, july 4 – In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens. July 14 – Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner, july 20 – Indian Wars, Sioux chief Sitting Bull leads the last of his fugitive people in surrender to United States troops at Fort Buford in Montana. August 27 – The fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season hits Florida, September 5 – The Thumb Fire in the U. S. state of Michigan destroys over a million acres and kills 282 people. September 19 – U. S. President James A. Garfield dies eleven weeks after being shot, vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes the 21st President of the United States. October 5–December 31 – International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia October 26 – The Gunfight at the O. K. Corral occurs in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, October 29 – Judge is first published. December 28 – Virgil Earp is ambushed in Tombstone and loses the use of his left arm, New York Citys oldest independent school for girls, the Convent of the Sacred Heart New York, is founded. Gilded Age January 8 – Henrik Shipstead, United States Senator from Minnesota from 1923 till 1947, March 12 – Arthur Raymond Robinson, United States Senator from Indiana from 1925 to 1935. DeMille, American film director October 10 – David Baird, Jr. United States Senator from New Jersey from 1929 till 1930, november 20 – Arthur Marshall, ragtime composer and performer December 16 – Daniel F. Steck, United States Senator from Iowa from 1926 till 1931. June 18 – Henry Smith Lane, United States Senator from Indiana from 1836 to 1837, july 14 – Billy The Kid, American Old West gunfighter August 10 – Orville Hickman Browning, United States Senator from Illinois from 1866 till 1869
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