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1844 - 1849 (4 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1613	21 Feb 1613—15 Mar 1917: The Romanov Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia, begins when 16 year old Mikhail Romanov is elected as Czar.Russiapedia Hillwood
2	1837	20 Jun 1837—22 Jan 1901: Victoria. Ruler of England 1837-1901. House of Hanover: Daughter of Edward, 4th son of George III; married (1840) her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became Prince Consort.HistoricUK
3	1844	24 May 1844: Samuel F. B. Morse transmits the message "What hath God wrought?" from Washington to Baltimore using his invention, the telegraph.LoC APS 6 Jun 1844: The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.YMCA VCU 15 Jun 1844: Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanized rubber.MassMoments SciAm 4 Dec 1844: James Knox Polk is elected the 11th president of the United States of America, 1845 - 1849.USEA Whitehouse
4	1845	3 Mar 1845: Florida becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com 18 Mar 1845: The New England Historic Genealogical Society is incorporated in Boston.NEHGS GoogleBooks 3 May 1845: Macon B. Allen becomes the first African American lawyer admitted to the bar in the U. S..Jurist HSC 28 Aug 1845: The first issue of Scientific American is published.SA SI 13 Sep 1845: The Irish Potato Famine begins with reports of blight in Gardeners' Chronicle.IC IP 29 Dec 1845: Texas becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com
5	1846	4 Feb 1846—13 Jun 1846: Brigham Young and 3000 Mormons leave Nauvoo, Illinois on the first leg of their journey, heading for Utah.PBS NPS 25 Apr 1846—2 Feb 1848: Mexican-American War 1846-1848.AHC PBS 13 May 1846: President James K. Polk signs a declaration of war against Mexico.UVA USState 14 Jun 1846: Anglo-Californians rebel against Mexican rule in the Bear Flag Revolt.BFM NPS 10 Aug 1846: The Smithsonian Institute is founded.SI USNA 10 Sep 1846: Elias Howe Jr. patents his sewing machine.ASME SI 23 Sep 1846: The planet Neptune is discovered.EarthSky" Astronomy 30 Sep 1846: Dentist William Morton uses ether to anesthetize a patient in Boston which begins its use for general anesthesia.W I R E D ASA 28 Dec 1846: Iowa becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com
6	1847	4 Jan 1847: Samuel Colt makes the first sale of his revolver to the U. S. government.History.com UTX 13 Jan 1847: The signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga puts an end to the fighting in the Mexican-American War in California.KCET NXTGOV 9 Mar 1847—29 Mar 1847: The American military attack the Mexican city of Veracruz.SotS UTA 5 Apr 1847—24 Jul 1847: Brigham Young leads the first Mormon wagon train bound for Utah on the final leg of their journey.Utah NPS 5 May 1847: The American Medical Association is founded.NEJM AMJMS 1 Oct 1847: Maria Mitchell is the first American to record a comet sighting.NEHS Nature
7	1848	24 Jan 1848: Gold is found at Sutter's Mill sparking the California Gold Rush in 1849.SI Coloma 2 Feb 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ending the Mexican-American War.OurDocs USNA 29 May 1848: Wisconsin becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com 7 Nov 1848: Zachary Taylor is elected the 12th president of the United States of America . He fell ill on 4 Jul 1850 and died 5 days later.UVA-MC LoC
8	1849	23 Jan 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the U. S. to receive a medical doctorate.NIH LoC