1851
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London
1851 in History
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1851
The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier
The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier
1851
Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
1851
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the N
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the N
1851
Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
1851
Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
1851
The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
1851
Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal…
Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal…
1851
First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
1851
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
1851
William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.
William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.