1847: Ireland experienced the most deadly year of the Irish Potato Famine. Throughout The Great Famine, over 1 million people died, and around 2.1 million people emigrated from Ireland. ...
Historical Timeline
First Telegraph Sent
May 24th, 1844: The first telegraph was sent. Samuel Morse sent a coded telegram consisting of dots and dashes from Baltimore to Washington D.C. ...
First Opium War Began
September 4th, 1839: The First Opium War began between the Qing Dynasty of China and Great Britain. The conflict began due to the Qing Dynasty's restriction on the trade of opium to Britain. The First Opium War ended in British victory, which led to the Second Opium War and British occupation of Chinese territories and increased trade between China and Western countries. ...
John D. Rockefeller Born
July 8th, 1839: John D. Rockefeller was born. Rockefeller would go on to create the Standard Oil Company, which controlled 90% of the oil in the world. He was the wealthiest man in American history with a net worth of $900 million (approximately $423 billion today with inflation considered). ...