The World in 1848
US President: James Polk
British Monarch: Victoria
Russian Czar: Nicholas I
Events in Europe
- A revolution in France overthrew King Louis Philippe and established the Second Republic.
- Nationalism among the Czechs, Hungarians, Germans, and other groups in the Austrian empire led to rioting and the ousting of Prince Klemens von Metternich.
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published the Communist Manifesto.
Events in America
- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War and ceded the Mexican territories of New Mexico and California to the United States.
- The discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill caused the California Gold Rush.
- The Cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was laid by President Polk.
- Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.
Notable Births
- Abraham Jacob Meltzer, Patriarch
- Wyatt Earp, Lawman
- Paul Gauguin, Impressionist Artist
- Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone
- Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of Great Britain