Historical Events in 1850
154 curated events dated to this year, and 162 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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1850
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Publication of 'In Memoriam A.H.H.'
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Marriage to William Alexander
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Publication of 'David Copperfield'
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Publication of 'Poems'
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Publication of 'Sonnets from the Portuguese'
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Recognition as a Prominent Poet
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Richard Wagner Develops Music Drama
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Sojourner Truth's Autobiography Publication
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Sojourner Truth's First Public Speech
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Taiping Rebellion Devastates China
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Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' is Published
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Thoreau's Involvement in the Anti-Slavery Movement
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Catholic Emancipation and revival of English Catholic literary culture
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Compromise of 1850
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Expansion of Indoor Plumbing and Sanitation in Urban Homes
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Friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Involvement in Abolitionist Movement
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Lewis Carroll's Education at Christ Church, Oxford
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Marriage to Emily Sellwood
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Marriage to James H. Stoddard
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Move to Boston
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Move to London
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Public Health Reforms and Sewer Systems in Industrial Cities
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Publication of 'The Faeries'
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Publication of 'The Prelude' by William Wordsworth
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Publication of The Poetical Works of Richard Henry Dana
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Publication of First Poem
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Rediscovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal
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Relocation to Armagh, Ireland
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Relocation to Georgia
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Ruskin's Involvement with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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Swill Milk Scandal in New York City
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The Intense Bond of Emily Dickinson and Susan Gilbert
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Arsenic Baths for Pale Skin
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Arsenic in Confectionery and Candy
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Christina Rossetti's Engagement to James Collinson
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Compulsory School Attendance Laws Spread in US
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Copper Arsenite Used as Food Coloring
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Death of his father, George Clayton Tennyson
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Death of William Wordsworth
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Decline of Swords with Firearm Dominance in 19th Century
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DNSL Bible Translation into Yoruba
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Education at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
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Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) Extreme Dieting
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Establishment of the Household Words Magazine
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First Norwegian Dictionary (Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog)
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First Published Poem
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French Language Policies in Senegal Colonial Schools
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Friendship with Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Friendship with Tennyson
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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Invention and Spread of Department Stores
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Irish Tenant League Founded to Secure Land Rights
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Latin American Metric Adoptions
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Marriage to Mary Ann Smith
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Marriage to Mary Anne Dobell
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Mass Production of Ready-Made Clothing Expands
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Move to Christiania (Oslo)
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Move to Glasgow
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Paris Sewer Modernization under Haussmann
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Peak of Classical Curriculum in British Public Schools
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Persecution of Baháʼí Faith in 19th Century Persia
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Publication of 'Camptown Races'
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Publication of 'The Angel World'
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Publication of 'The Blessed Damozel'
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Publication of 'The Death of the Old Year'
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Publication of 'The Rural Muse'
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Publication of First Known Work: Valentine Letter in The Indicator
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Publication of Kenyon's Poems
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Queensland Native Police Massacres
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Recognition by a Phrenologist
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Recognition by the Royal Society of Literature
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Return to Boston and Literary Career Beginnings
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Revival of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
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Romanian 'Miorița' Ballad First Recorded
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Steam Power Enables Rapid Urbanization in Europe
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Strychnine and Cocculus Indicus Used in Beer
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Sudden Death of Mentor Leonard Humphrey
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Tennyson Becomes Poet Laureate
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Travel and Cultural Exchange
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Ultramontanism Rises in Catholicism
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Venetian Lead in Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery (1850)
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Victorian Calling Cards and Formal Wooing
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Victorian era poetry boom with periodicals
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1850s Drought in Cape Colony
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Alice Meynell's Early Education and Literary Development
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Clough's Involvement in Educational Reform
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Compound Steam Engines Improve Marine Efficiency
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Copper Compounds Used to Color Pickles and Preserves
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Death of William Whiting's Father
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Education at the Hartford Female Seminary
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Expansion of Perfume to Middle Classes
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Factory Act Limits Child Labor Hours
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Female Emigration to Colonies Promoted
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Final Years in Grasmere
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Final Years in London
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Final Years in New York City
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Final Years in Norwich
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Hashish in 19th-Century American Literary Circles
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Introduction of Gillnetters in Pacific
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Introduction of Ironclad Steamships
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Invention of the Refrigerator (Domestic Icebox)
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Invention of the Sewing Machine Boosts Ready-Made Clothing
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Lead Chromate Used in Mustard and Snuff
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Marriage of William Philpot
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Marriage to Jane D. McDowell
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Marriage to María de la Luz
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Marriage to Mary Ann Whiting
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Mass Production of Clocks in America
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Mercury Used in Curry Powder
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Morse Reaper-Binder Development
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Prussian Blue Used in Tea
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Public libraries expand in Britain
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Publication of 'The Convalescent'
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Recognition by the Poet Laureate
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Sewing Machine Mass Produces Collars and Ties
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Standardization in Ottoman Empire
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Steam Engines in Colonial Industrialization Efforts
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Sugar Beet Industry Booms in Europe
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Sulfate of Iron Used in Tea and Beer
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Tea Clipper Ships Race for Chinese Cargoes
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Tea Leaves Dried, Dyed, and Recycled
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The Discovery of the 'Lystrosaurus' Fossil
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Travel to Europe
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Urban Greening and Park Systems for Natural Cooling
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Widespread Use of Patent Reefing Gears
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Women Balloonists Gain Prominence
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19th Century Marmalade and Citrus Preservation Boom
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Adoption of Double Topsails and Auxiliary Sails
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Balloon Accidents Drive Safety Innovations
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Balloon Festivals Become Popular Entertainment
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Balloon Literature and Manuals Published
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Blue Dye Added to Sugar
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Correspondence with Cousins Frances and Louisa Norcross
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelites Paint and Write of Bodily Beauty and Decay
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Development of Rhode Island Red Breed
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Emergence of Music Halls as Popular Entertainment
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French in Pacific Islands
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Friendship with Emily Dickinson
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Hydrogen Production Methods Improve for Balloons
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John F. Francis Paints Cheese Still Lifes in America
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Lime Added to Milk (Russia)
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Marriage to Mary Ann Rands
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Marriage to William Sprague
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Night Balloon Flights with Illumination
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Rise of Steam-Powered Sawmills and Lumber Industry
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Russian Demantoid Garnet Popularity
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Steam Tractors and Agricultural Mechanization
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The Victorian Sewing Machine Panic (1850s)
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Victorian 'Sanitary Apron' and Rubber Products Development
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Victorian Shower and Bath Innovations
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The 'Crystal Ball' and 'Fortune Telling' Fad
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The 'Fishing Fleet' of Brixham, Devon, Expands
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Waterproof Watch Cases
Poets alive in 1850
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Poets in 1850
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