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University of Utah, originally known as Deseret University, is opened in 1850 before Utah was a state. It was opened by pioneering Mormons.
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Dr. John Gorrie patents his refrigeration machine he invented because he believed that heat caused malaria. His machine cooled things and made ice.
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This iconic cartoon figure made its first debut in the New York Lantern weekly.
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First US fire engine enters service on New Years of 1853. They were horse drawn and were later replace by the steam engine.
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Emperor Napoleon III marries Eugenie Maria de Montijo. Eugenie was a spanish noblewoman and was the last Empress Consort of France.
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During the Crimean War this battle occured that was originally known as the Battle of Balaklava. Under orders Lt. Gen. Lord Cardigan lead the Light Brigade of 673 men through the valley against Russian forces. 409 men died in this battle.
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Lord Tennyson's well-known poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" is published, This poem was based on the Crimean War's Battle the Charge of the Light Brigade and actually made it famous.
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The second American opera "Rip Van Winkle" opens in New York City.
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England and Russian come to peace drawing the Crimean War to a close.
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Daniel Sickles was charged with murdering a district attorney. It was the first time defense was sucsefully used and the first time someone pleaded insanity to prove innocence. The jury accepted this and acquitted him.
