circa 2,300,000 BCE — The ancestors of humanity leave the trees
The earliest known member of the genus Homo, habilis evolved on the savannah of Africa between 2.5 and 2 million...
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circa 2600 BCE — Gilgamesh becomes King of Uruk
Gilgamesh is the title character of one of the oldest known literary works, the Epic of Gilgamesh, which dates from...
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circa 2500 BCE — Gilgamesh ends his reign as King of Uruk
Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk for many years, but was not well-loved by his subjects, as he was an...
July 12, 2023
May 24, 1543 — Copernicus publishes ‘De revolutionibus orbium coelestium’
Technically, this is actually the date of Copernicus’ death, however, since no authoritative dating other than ‘shortly before his death’...
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March 4, 1841 — Martin Van Buren’s term as President concludes
Unlike most other Presidents of his era, Martin Van Buren, America’s 9th President, was opposed to slavery. On that basis,...
January 1, 2021
May 29, 1844 — James K. Polk wins the Democratic Party’s Candidacy for U.S. President
This time around, there’s no better way to tell it than with the actual lyrics. All you need is a...
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July 3, 1845 — The Walker Tariff act is passed by Congress
Largely a repeal of the Black Tariffs put in place in 1842, the Walker Tariff Act (named for Secretary of...
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June 15, 1846 — The Oregon Treaty is signed
The area known as the Oregon Country originally encompassed a much larger area of land than is now occupied by...
December 4, 2020
August 6, 1846 — The Independent Treasury Act is signed into law
James Knox Polk was the eleventh President of the USA. In 1846, he approved a law restoring the Independent Treasury...
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January 13, 1847 — The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in California
Along with Texas, California was one of the major battlegrounds in the Mexican-American War of 1846 – 1848, and the...
November 24, 2020
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