Waterloo railway station in London opens. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Waterloo_station’]
Tag: 1848
29 May 1848
Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th USA state. May 29, 1848 – Wisconsin Became the 30th State Admitted to the Union. The state of Wisconsin,…
10 March 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate which ends the Mexican–American War. California and New Mexico were quickly occupied by…
21 February 1848
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto. On February 21, 1848, The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx with the assistance of Friedrich…
2 December 1848
Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria. The third longest reigning European monarch 67 years after King Louis XIV of France and Johann II, Prince…
23 March 1848
The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers in Dunedin, New Zealand carrying the first Scottish settlers.
24 January 1848
James Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento starting the California Gold Rush.
2 February 1848
The first ship of Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco for the gold rush.
5 December 1848
In a message to the United States Congress the President, James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California starting…