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1846
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As of the start of 1846, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom, january 13 – Opening of the Milan–Venice railways 3.2 km bridge over the Venetian Lagoon between Mestre and Venice in Italy, the worlds longest since 1151. February 10 Many Mormons begin their migration west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake, First Anglo-Sikh War, British victory at the Battle of Sobraon. February 14 – United States president James K. Polk annexes the Republic of Texas, February 18 – Beginning of the Galician peasant revolt. February 19 – The newly formed Texas state government is installed in Austin. February 20 –29 – Kraków Uprising, Polish nationalists stage an uprising in the Free City of Kraków, February 26 – The Liberty Bell is cracked while being rung for George Washingtons birthday. March 9 – The conclusion of the First Anglo-Sikh War with the signing of the Treaty of Lahore, kashmir is ceded to the British East India Company and the Koh-i-Noor diamond is surrendered to Queen Victoria. March 10 – Prince Osahito, fourth son of deceased Emperor Ninkō of Japan, april 25 – Mexican–American War, Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas boundaries. May – Associated Press founded in New York, may 8 – Mexican–American War – Battle of Palo Alto, Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war. May 11 – The University at Buffalo was founded by future United States President and Vice President, may 13 – Mexican–American War, The United States declares war on Mexico. On June 25 the Duke of Wellington persuades the House of Lords to pass the Act, may 16 – Revolution of Maria da Fonte in Portugal May 25 – The Royal Geographical Society awards Paweł Edmund Strzelecki a Gold Medal for exploration in the south eastern portion of Australia. June 10 – Mexican–American War, The California Republic declares independence from Mexico, June 14 – Bear Flag Revolt, American settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. June 15 The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, launceston Church Grammar School opens for the first time in Tasmania. June 16 – Pope Pius IX succeeds Pope Gregory XVI as the 255th pope and he will reign for 31½ years. June 28 – The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax, july 7 – Battle of Monterey, Acting on instructions from Washington, D. C. Commodore John Drake Sloat orders his troops to occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena thus beginning the United States annexation of California, august 22 – The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established. September – The Second Carlist War, or the War of the Matiners or Madrugadores begins in Spain, september 10 – Elias Howe is awarded the first United States patent for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design. September 19 – The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to two children in La Salette, France
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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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1844 in the United States
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Events from the year 1844 in the United States. President, John Tyler Vice President, vacant Chief Justice, Roger B, taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Winston Jones Congress, 28th January 15 – The University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. March 12 – The Columbus and Xenia Railroad, the first railroad that is planned to be built in Ohio, is chartered. May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D. C. to the B&O Railroad outer depot in Baltimore, Maryland, saying What hath God wrought. June 22 – Influential North American fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon is founded at Yale University, july 3 – The United States signs The Sino-American Treaty of Wanghia with the Chinese Government. October 22 – The Great Disappointment, Millerites find that the Second Coming of Jesus does not occur as predicted by preacher William Miller, december 4 – U. S. presidential election,1844, James K. Polk defeats Henry Clay. The first ever cricket match is played in New York City between Canada and the United States. Seward August 1 – Levi Ankeny, United States Senator from Washington from 1903 till 1909, june 3 – Garret Hobart, 24th Vice President of the United States from 1897 till 1899. January 13 – Alexander Porter, United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 till 1837, april 21 – Henry Baldwin, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1830 till 1844. June 27 – Joseph Smith Jr. religious leader and founder of Mormonism, media related to 1844 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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1845 in the United States
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Events from the year 1845 in the United States. President, John Tyler, James K. Polk Vice President, vacant, George M. Dallas Chief Justice, Roger B. Taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Winston Jones, John Wesley Davis Congress, January 29 – The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time. February 1 – Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas, Baylor is the oldest university in the State of Texas operating under its original name. February 28 – The United States Congress approves the annexation of Texas, march 1 – President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 3 – Florida is admitted as the 27th U. S. state, march 4 The United States Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto for the first time. James K. Polk succeeds John Tyler as President of the United States, april 10 – The Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroys much of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May – Frederick Douglasss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, july 4 – Near Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau embarks on a 2-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond. July–August – In the United States Magazine and Democratic Review editor John L and it is the first use of the phrase Manifest Destiny. August 28 – The journal Scientific American begins publication, october 10 – In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School opens with 50 midshipmen students and 7 professors. October 13 – A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, october 21 – The New York Herald becomes the first newspaper to mention the game of baseball. October 22 – The New York Morning News becomes the first newspaper to include a box-score of a baseball game, december 5 – The Templars of Honor and Temperance is founded in the United States. December 6 – Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded, december 27 Anesthesia is used for childbirth for the first time. American journalist John L. OSullivan claims in an article that the United States has a Manifest Destiny to expand its borders. Its the second time he uses the term and it will have an influence on the American imperialistic movement of the 19th century. December 29 – Texas is admitted as the 28th U. S. state, spaniards find Lost Dutchman Mine, Arizona. Train, admiral May 18 – John B, allen, U. S. Bayley, admiral September 17 – Calvin S. Brice, U. S
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1847 in the United States
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Events from the year 1847 in the United States. President, James K. Polk Vice President, George M. Dallas Chief Justice, Roger B. Taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Wesley Davis, Robert Charles Winthrop Congress, January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican-American War in California. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory, January 17 – Saint Anthony Hall is founded at Columbia University, New York City, New York. January 30 – Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, february 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnsons Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party. These California bound emigrants became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, march 1 – The state of Michigan formally abolishes the death penalty. March 9 – Mexican-American War, United States forces under General Winfield Scott invade Mexico near Veracruz, march 29 – Mexican-American War, United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege. May 7 – In Philadelphia, the American Medical Association is founded, june 1 – Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America is founded at New York University. July 1 – The United States issues its first postage stamps, featuring George Washington, july 24 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. July 29 – The Cumberland School of Law is founded at Cumberland University in Lebanon, at the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States. November 29 – The Whitman massacre, Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, the North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the railroad town of Goldsborough, and the Wayne county seat is moved to the new town. Mexican–American War January 28 – William V. Allen, United States Senator from Nebraska from 1893 till 1899, february 11 – Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor and Businessman. March 13 – Francis S. White, United States Senator from Alabama from 1914 till 1915, march 18 – William OConnell Bradley, United States Senator from Kentucky from 1895 till 1899. March 29 – John D. Works, United States Senator from California from 1911 till 1917, September 23 – Victoria Woodhull, American leader of the womans suffrage movement September 30 – James Taliaferro, United States Senator from Florida from 1899 till 1911. May 1 – Jesse Speight, United States Senator from Mississippi from 1845 till 1847, july 22 – Henry W. Edwards, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1823 till 1838. August 6 – Henry M. Ridgely, United States Senator from Delaware from 1827 till 1829, november 1 – Jabez W. Huntington, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1840 till 1847. November 29 – Narcissa Whitman, pioneer missionary Media related to 1847 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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1848 in the United States
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Events from the year 1848 in the United States. President, James K. Polk Vice President, George M. Dallas Chief Justice, taney Speaker of the House of Representatives, Robert Charles Winthrop Congress, 30th January 24 – California Gold Rush, James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutters Mill, in Coloma, California. January 31 – The Washington Monument is established, february 2 – Mexican–American War, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war and ceding to the United States virtually all of what is today the southwest of that country. April 3 – The Chicago Board of Trade is founded by 82 Chicago merchants, may 19 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War, is ratified by the Mexican government. May 29 – Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U. S. state, june 14–15 – The Liberty Party National Convention is held in Buffalo, New York. Presidential candidate Gerrit Smith established woman suffrage as a party plank, july 19 – Seneca Falls Convention, The first womens rights convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York. August 14 – Oregon Territory is established, august 19 – California Gold Rush, The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States that there is a gold rush in California. September 13 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage incredibly survives a 3-foot-plus iron rod being driven through his head, november 1 – In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School, opens. November 7 – U. S. presidential election,1848, december 26 – The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is founded at Miami University. A cholera epidemic in New York kills 5,000, the Associated Press is founded in New York City in May 1846. The Boston Public Library is founded by an act of the Great, the Shaker song Simple Gifts is written by Joseph Brackett in Alfred, Maine. The Illinois and Michigan Canal is completed, the University of Mississippi is founded. The University of Wisconsin–Madison is founded, geneva College in Pennsylvania is founded. Mexican–American War California Gold Rush March 26 – Edward O. Wolcott, may 10 – Lafayette Young, United States Senator from Iowa from 1910 till 1911. November 2 – Stephen Mallory II, United States Senator from Florida from 1897 till 1907, november 7 – B. B. Comer, United States Senator from Alabama in 1920. February 23 – John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States from 1825 till 1829, april 29 – Chester Ashley, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1844 till 1848. October 25 – Dixon Hall Lewis, United States Senator from Alabama from 1844 till 1848, december 31 – Ambrose Hundley Sevier, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1836 till 1848. H. Colton,1848, OCLC2604051 Media related to 1848 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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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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