1845

1845 was 26 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 26th year of Alabama statehood.

Events

• December 10: Joshua L. Martin became the 12th Governor of Alabama.

Business

• The Jones Valley Times began publication.

Individuals

Births

• July 16: Benjamin Franklin Riley, president of Howard College

Context

In 1845, Congress established the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November as the uniform date for federal elections. Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven was first published. James K. Polk became president. Florida and Texas became states. Henry David Thoreau embarked on a two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond. Scientific American began publication. The Irish Potato Famine began. Frederick Douglass published his autobiography.

Notable births in 1845 included Georg Cantor, Wilhelm Röntgen, Horatio Nelson Young, and Joel Chandler Harris. Notable deaths included Johnny Appleseed; Andrew Jackson; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; and Elizabeth Fry.

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