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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. [1] The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.
August 9 – The abolitionist Free Soil Party is founded by former president, Martin Van Buren in Buffalo, New York. August 14 – Oregon Territory is established. August 19 – California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States that there is a gold rush in California (although the rush started in ...
A People's History of the United States; Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States; Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States; The History of the United States of America 1801–1817; Oxford History of the United States; The Penguin History of the United States of America ...
August 12 – John C. Young, educator and pastor (died 1857) August 18 – Nathan Clifford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (died 1881) August 27 – Edward Beecher, theologian (died 1895) September 3 – Prudence Crandall, educationist (died 1890) September 4 – Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the U.S. (died 1891)
July 4 – The United States centennial is celebrated. August 1 Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state (see History of Colorado). Senate votes to acquit former Secretary of War William W. Belknap of all impeached charges relating to the trader post scandal. August 2 – Wild Bill Hickok is killed during a poker game in Deadwood, Dakota.
August 2. National Coloring Book Day. National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. August 3. Clean Your Floors Day. National Watermelon Day. August 4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. National White Wine ...
August 5 – James Dixon, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1857 till 1869. (died 1873) October 2 – John Elliott Ward, politician and diplomat (died 1902) November 13 – Joseph Hooker, general in the Union Army during American Civil War (died 1879) December 19 – Edwin Stanton, 27th United States Secretary of War (died 1869)