Isaac Pitman introduced his shorthand system, 'Stenographic Shorthand,' for writing.
Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Tiffany and John Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut.
Samuel Colt patented the multi-shot revolving cylinder gun.
First Installment of the Great Moon Hoax is Published.
Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.
Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson patented the screw propeller design.
The first issue of the New York Herald was published by James Gordon Bennett, costing 1 cent per issue.
The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.
Cyrus McCormick patented the reaping machine.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
Leonard Norcross was granted the first US patent for an underwater diving suit.
The Portage Railroad Line in Pennsylvania built the first railroad tunnel in the US.
The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
Mary had a little lamb is published.
The first train passenger service began.
The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.
The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
Goethe's 'Faust' (Part 1) is premiered.
America published the country's first American Dictionary of English Language.
Locomotion No. 1 became the first passenger-carrying steam-powered locomotive and was driven by George and Stephenson.
The diaries of Lord Byron were burned by six of the poet's friends.
Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony premiered in Vienna.
The Christmas carol 'Silent Night' composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just nine years old.
The first predecessor of the bicycle is demonstrated.
The novel 'Emma' by Jane Austen was first published.
The Times of London was first issued.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in the UK.
Prince Regent George Augustus Frederick purchased the first copy of Jane Austen's novel 'Sense and Sensibility.'
The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, 'Für Elise.'
A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
The US published its first book on Geology – 'Observations on the Geology of the United States' by William Maclure.
Pellegrini Turri finished the construction of the world's first commercial typewriter.
The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B was performed for the first time.
The world's first railway journey takes place in Wales.
Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
The world's first recorded parachute jump occurred from 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above Paris.
American abolitionist David Walker published his appeal to the African American publications in Boston.
German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss constructed the first heptadecagon using a ruler and a compass.
Beethoven performed in person for the first time.
Jean Pierre Blanchard flew the first hot air balloon in the US.
The first edition of the world's first Sunday newspaper, The Observer, was published.
Mozart's last opera, 'The Magic Flute,' premiered in Vienna.
HMS Pandora sank at The Great Barrier Reef after a voyage to hunt down the Bounty mutineers in 1790.
Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.
English poet Henry James Pye became Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.
Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace, which included aglet reinforced tips.
The Power of Symphony by William Hill Brown became the first novel published in America.
