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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1841 | |
| 2 | 1845 | - 4 Mar 1845—3 Mar 1849: James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States
jJames K. Polk
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| 3 | 1846 | - 17 Feb 1846: North Australia
North Australia colony is founded covering all of New South Wales north of 26° S
- 30 Jun 1846—21 Feb 1852: Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, UK Prime Minister (Whig)
Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
- 10 Sep 1846: The sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe
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| 4 | 1847 | - 1847: US Mormons make Salt Lake City their centre
- Jan 1847: An anaesthetic used for the first time in England (James Simpson used ether to numb the pain of labour)
- 15 Apr 1847: North Australia
North Australia is reincorporated into New South Wales
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1855 - 1943 (87 years)
