1838 - Wikipedia
WEBJanuary 21 – The first known report about the lowest temperature on Earth is made, indicating −60 °C (−76 °F) in Yakutsk. January 23 – A 7.5 earthquake strikes the Romanian district of Vrancea causing damage in Moldavia and Wallachia, killing 73 people.
Historical Events in 1838 - On This Day
WEBHistorical events from year 1838. Learn about 44 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1838 or search by date or keyword.
1838 in the United States - Wikipedia
WEB1838 in U.S. states. States. Alabama. Arkansas. Connecticut. Delaware. Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts. Michigan. Mississippi. Missouri. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York.
Samuel Morse unveils the telegraph, revolutionizing communication - HISTORY
WEBNov 24, 2009 · On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse’s telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. The telegraph, a device which used electric impulses...
What Happened in 1838 - On This Day
WEBWhat happened and who was famous in 1838? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1838.
How Frederick Douglass Escaped Slavery | HISTORY
WEBSep 3, 2013 · How Frederick Douglass Escaped Slavery. Douglass looked back on September 3, 1838 as the day when his “free life began,” but he encountered several close calls during his journey to freedom ...
Abraham Lincoln's 1838 Springfield Lyceum Address - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 2, 2018 · Abraham Lincoln's 1838 Lyceum Address. More than 25 years before Abraham Lincoln would deliver his legendary Gettysburg Address, the 28-year-old novice politician delivered a lecture before a gathering of young men and women in his newly adopted hometown of Springfield, Illinois. On January 27, 1838, a Saturday night in the …
Speech to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield (1838)
WEBSummary. In 1838, Abraham Lincoln delivered this address to the Young Men’s Lyceum, a debating society in Springfield, Illinois, in the wake of growing mob violence, including the 1837 killing of abolitionist printer Elijah Lovejoy by a pro-slavery mob.
The Rights of Colored Men (1838) | Constitution Center
WEBIn 1838, abolitionist William Yates published the first legal treatise on the rights of free black Americans. Yates insisted that all free Americans were citizens who were entitled to the “privileges and immunities” guaranteed to citizens in …
1838 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBBeginning. Events. Births. Deaths. 1838. Events. January 10 – a fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London. April 30 – Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation (See Nicaragua's early history) May – The People's Charter drawn up in the United Kingdom demanding universal suffrage.
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