The pit and the pedelum: Hisory 1838-1846

By vlarios
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    The pit and the pendelum

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    Thousands of Cherokee Indians die on forced march to reservations
  • Slaves take over slave ship amistad

    Slaves take over slave ship amistad

    land in Ny
  • Baseball is invented

    Baseball is invented

    Abner Doubleday invents baseball at Cooperstown, NY
  • President dies

    President dies

    William Henry Harrison takes oath on March 4 as 9th President. Catches cold at inauguration and dies April 4 - one month after taking office.

  • New frontier

    Webster-Ashburton Treaty defines Canadian-U.S. frontier, Aug 9.

  • New Teleghraph link

    Samuel F. B. Morse opens telegraphic link between Baltimore and D.C.

  • 11th President

    James K. Polk takes oath on March 4 as 11th President

  • War in Mexico

    Texas is annexed; war with Mexico follows.

  • The crack

    Large crack in Liberty Bell gets too bad to permit ringing any more

  • New State

    New Mexico annexed by the United States.

  • Famine

    Potato Famine in Ireland, irish flee to america