On This Day

Historical Events in March 1852

  • Mar 1 Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
  • Mar 3 14th Grand National: Alec Goodman wins first of 2 GN victories (1866) aboard Miss Mowbray
  • Mar 7 Dutch telegraph traffic regulated by law
  • Mar 13 Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly

War Breaks Out Behind Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mar 20 Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published in Boston

Harriet Beecher Stowe as painted in 1853 by Alanson Fisher. Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
  • Mar 25 Friedrich Hebbel's tragedy "Agnes Bernauer" premieres in Munich
  • Mar 26 Decree regarding streets of Paris passed
  • Mar 29 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day

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