6 events found for 1849
A personal dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Macready in New York City devolved into a riot that left at
Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U
Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
Harriet Tubman (pictured) escaped from slavery in the U.S. state of Maryland, and later orchestrated the rescues of…
American author Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it…
American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after…