January 2 Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Hollander" premieres, Dresden January 4 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Don Pasquale," premieres in Paris January 4 Royal Academy (Technical Hague court) Delft opens February 2 U.S. and British settlers in Oregon Country choose government committee February 11 Opera "I Lombardi," premieres in Milan March 3 Congress appropriates $30,000 "to test the practicability of establishing a system of electro-magnetic telegraphs" by the US March 7 1st Catholic governor in U.S., Edward Kavanagh of Maine, takes office March 14 Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall) March 21 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today May 4 Great Britain annexes Natal May 18 United Free Church of Scotland forms May 22 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon June 1 It snows in Buffalo and Rochester New York and Cleveland Ohio June 1 Sojourner Truth leaves New York to begin her career as antislavery activist June 24 Vincenzo Soliva decrees no Jew can live outside of ghetto in Italy June 26 Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony July 2 An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston South Carolina thunderstorm July 5 Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country July 12 Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy August 8 Natal (in South Africa) is made a British colony August 15 National black convention meets (Buffalo New York) August 15 Tivoli Park in Copenhagen opens August 26 Charles Thurber patents a typewriter August 30 1st blacks participation in national political convention (Liberty Party) August 31 Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate October 13 B'nai B'rith founded (NY) October 14 British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy October 20 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname November 13 Mount Rainier in Washington State erupts November 27 Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London) December 1 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens December 4 Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass December 4 Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig December 6 Amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens December 13 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold December 19 Charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England December 25 1st theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, New York City)
