Mid- May to mid- July – Great Flood of 1851: Extensive flooding sweeps across the Midwestern United States. The town of Des Moines is virtually washed away, and many rainfall records hold for 160 years.

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After the success of London's 1st ever World Exhibition in 1851, other cities in the world started making plans for ones of their own. In the United States, the first was a two year fair known as the "The …

At the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention, on May 29, 1851, the formerly enslaved woman Sojourner Truth rises to speak and assert her right to equality as a woman, as well as a Black American.

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Unprecedented growth in the 1850s strained the fragile agreements that had kept the nation united, but had also kept it part slave, part free. The addition of each new state to the Union rattled the delicate …

Apr 15, 2019 · Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 and South Carolina's secession foreshadowed the Civil War. The time between 1851 and 1860 was one of great upheaval in United States history.

May 1 – The Great Flood of 1851 causes extensive damage in the Midwest; the town of Des Moines is virtually destroyed. May 6 – John Gorrie of Apalachicola, Florida is granted Patent No. 8080 for a …

Events from the year 1851 in the United States. January 1 – HBCU, University of the District of Columbia is established, the 2nd HBCU in America. January 15 – Christian Female College, later …

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