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1843
1843 -
Oregon Country
US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose government committee -
First Minstrel Show
The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City). -
Electro-Magentic Telegraph Tests
Congress appropriates $30,000 "to test the practicability of establishing a system of electro-magnetic telegraphs" by the US -
1st Catholic Governer
1st Catholic governor in US, Edward Kavanagh of Maine, takes office -
1st Town Meeting
Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall) -
World Ending Prediction
Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today -
Wagon Train
1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon -
Sojourner Truth leaves NY
Sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist -
Alligator
An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston SC thunderstorm -
"A Christmas Carol"
Charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England