Historical 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
- Mar 11 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" premieres in Venice
1851 in Sport
- Aug 22 100 Guineas Cup is raced around Isle of Wight; US schooner 'America' beats British cutter 'Aurora' by 24 minutes; first competition for the America's Cup yachting trophy
Vincent d'Indy
Doc Holliday
Charles E. HiresFamous People in 1851
Charles Dickens
Giuseppe VerdiWorld Leaders in 1851
John Russell
Millard Fillmore
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?1st baseball uniforms worn when the NY Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers
On June 3, 1851
John James Audubon
Mary Shelley
Hans Christian Ørsted
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
James Fenimore Cooper
J. M. W. Turner1851 in Pictures
Tragedy Writ Large for Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was struck with grief on this day when his tiny daughter, Dora, died after suffering convulsions. She was less than eight months old.April 14Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.July 24
