20 events found for 1848
The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered in a barrow on the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany
Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada,
In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell issue the Proclamation of Islaz and create a new
A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism
Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in the Danish West Indies.
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
The first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, a two-day event, concludes.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is established by Nelson Dewey, first Governor of Wisconsin.
Great Famine of Ireland: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful…
Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.
Pica Law (Legge Pica), a form of martial law, is established as the Italian government passes this anti-brigandage law…
California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in…
A new constitution marks the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state.
Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his…
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.