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HISTORY FACTS 1830s
P.T. Barnum begins his first circus tour of the United States on June 2, 1835.
HISTORY FACTS 1830s
The Mexican Army and militia (loyal to Texas) battle for the Alamo from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, TX. Less than 2 months later (April 21), the Texans capture Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto and kill approximately 650 Mexican soldiers.
HISTORY FACTS 1830s
Following months of increasing inflation and shrinking credit, the Panic of 1837 begins, causing widespread bank failures and unemployment.
The collective group of lemurs is called a conspiracy. And their researchers are called Conspiracy Theorists
The first Primark store opened in Dublin in June 1969 under the name Penney’s.
Ron Swanson’s character on Parks and Recreation is based on a real person – a woman who works in a high bureaucratic position who is also anti-government.
HISTORY FACTS 1830s
During 1838, the forced removal of 15,000-17,000 Cherokee Indians from Georgia on the "Trail of Tears" results in an estimated 4,000-8,000 deaths.
HISTORY FACTS 1830s
Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber in 1839.
HISTORY FACTS 1830s
On July 2, 1839, Sengbe Pieh and 56 fellow Africans mutiny aboard the ship La Armistad enroute to Cuba. The ship is captured off Long Island, NY, and the resulting U.S. Supreme Court case rules that since the importation of slaves into the United States had been prohibited since 1808, the mutineers are to be freed.
HISTORY FACTS 1830s
Edgar Allen Poe publishes The Fall of the House of Usher in the September 1839 edition of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.
The 1831 London Bridge was sold in 1962 when it needed to be replaced. It was bought by Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to help tourism.
Windows key + O: Lock device orientation
Scrappy-Doo, widely considered to be one of the most hated characters in fiction, has not appeared in an animated Scooby-Doo production since 1988 due to audience backlash.
Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box
The first X-rated animated movie was Fritz the Cat. It is still the most successful independent animated feature to date.
Windows key + Shift + Left or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming it for the United States on January 19, 1840.
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
William Henry Harrison wins the 1840 presidential election, defeating incumbent Martin Van Buren
Roughly 33% of cats are not affected by catnip. The euphoric reaction commonly associated with catnip is hereditary.
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
The August 9, 1842, Webster-Ashburton Treaty formally designates the border separating the United States and Canada.
Ctrl + Alt + Del: Open the Task Manager or switch user
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
On May 24, 1844, Samuel B. Morse sends the message, "What hath God wrought" over the first telegraph line from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD.
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Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
Ireland's "Potato Famine" results in an influx of Irish immigrants to the United States beginning in 1845.
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
Alexander Cartwright and his New York Knickerbockers codify the "Rules of Baseball" in 1845.
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
Frederick Douglass publishes Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave in 1845.
Facebook will track and record nearly everything you do if you browse the web while logged in to your Facebook account.
HISTORY FACTS 1840s
Elias Howe patents the sewing machine on September 10, 1846.
Bubble wrap was originally invented to be wallpaper. The creators tried to make plastic wallpaper with paper backing, but it came out with plastic backing.