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United States & World |
California |
| 1848 |
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Height of Irish Potato Famine
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Gold discovered in American River
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| 1849 |
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Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland
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California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey
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| 1850 |
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First National Women's Conference
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California becomes 31st state
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| 1851 |
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Gold fields discovered in Australia
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Yosemite Valley first visited by non-natives
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| 1852 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin published
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Wells, Fargo & Company established
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| 1853 |
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Matthew Perry’s expedition arrives in Japan
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Levi Strauss & Co founded
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| 1854 |
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Sacramento chosen as state capital
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| 1855 |
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Aleksandr Romanov becomes tsar of Russia
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Battle of Castle Crags between Modoc and settlers
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| 1856 |
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1st national meeting of Republican Party in Pittsburgh
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2nd SF Vigilance Committee organized
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| 1857 |
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Dred Scott Decision by Supreme Court rules that slaves cannot be citizens
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The state's first winery is established by Agoston Haraszthy in Sonoma
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| 1858 |
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Abraham Lincoln delivers “House Divided” speech
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1st overland mail stage from San Francisco to St. Louis
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| 1859 |
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Darwin publishes Origins of Species
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Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself “Emperor of These United States”
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