Napoleon Bonaparte finally had a funeral.
Willem II became King of the Netherlands.
The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system in the United Kingdom.
The world's first adhesive postage stamp is issued in the United Kingdom.
The first photo of the moon was taken by John Draper in New York City.
American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
New Zealand becomes a British colony.
Charles Wilkes discovered Antarctica during an American Naval Expedition.
A deadly cyclone struck east India killing over 300,000 people and destroying 20,000 ships.
The last bull run in Britain was held at Stamford.
King Kamehameha III of Hawaii signed the Declaration of Rights, which was a significant movement away from the country's 'ancient ways.'
The UK had its first Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.
Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
Indian Assam Tea was brought to the United Kingdom for the very first time.
The French Academy of Science announced the first-ever photograph.
The Moon was photographed for the first time.
The Times of India was founded, making it the largest English-language newspaper in the world.
State of Missouri Passes the Extermination Order.
The oldest museum in The Netherlands, the Centraal Museum Utrecht, opened.
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in the US.
The United States Exploring Expedition set sail.
Huskar Mining Pit, located in Silkstone, England, flooded after heavy rainfall, killing 26 children.
Queen Victoria took to the throne during her coronation on this day at Westminster Abbey, London.
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Tiffany and John Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut.
London Euston railway station officially opened.
Queen Victoria inherited Buckingham Palace from her uncle and moved in, becoming the first royal to live on the property.
At the age of 18, Queen Victoria ascended the throne after her uncle, King William IV, passed away.
A fire broke out in Surat city, India, which caused more than 500 deaths and destroyed 9,737 houses.
Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada.
Martin Van Buren inaugurated as the 8th President of the United States.
Michigan became the 26th state to join the United States of America.
South Australia becomes a British colony.
The US Patents Office was nearly completely burned down.
Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
After a 5-year voyage around the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Charles Darwin returned to England.
Sam Houston is Elected President of Texas.
Arc de Triomphe in Paris became the world's largest triumphal arch at 164 ft tall.
Arkansas became the 25th state to join the United States of America.
The Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
Showman P. T. Barnum showcased Joice Heth falsely claiming that she was a 161-year-old African American nanny to George Washington.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The Treaty of New Echota was signed.
On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.
First shots of the Texas Revolution fired in the Battle of Gonzales.
Aboard the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin discovered the Galapagos Islands.
The first Europeans started the first permanent settlement of Melbourne.
Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson patented the screw propeller design.
P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
