What Happened in 1851

Significant Events

  • May 29 Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
  • Aug 12 American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
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1851 in Music

1851 in Sport

  • Aug 12 1st America's Cup - US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora after race around the Isle of Wight
  • Aug 22 Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup)

World Leaders in 1851

Famous People in 1851

Famous People Born in 1851

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Would You Believe?

1st baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers

On June 3, 1851

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