9 December 1851

The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal. The YMCA, or the Young Men’s Christian Association, is a global organization founded in 1844…

14 November 1851

Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA Moby-Dick, written by Herman Melville and published in 1851, is often regarded as one…

22 August 1851

The first America’s Cup is won by the yacht America. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Cup’]

12 August 1851

Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer’]

29 December 1851

The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts. The first YMCA in the United States opened on 29 December 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was…

22 August 1851

The first America’s Cup is won by the yacht America. On August 22, 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America bests a fleet of Britain’s finest ships…

14 November 1851

The novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville is first published. Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is…