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1845
Events
January–March
January 23
– The
United States Congress
establishes a uniform date for federal elections, which will henceforth be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
January 29
– "
The Raven
" by
Edgar Allan Poe
is published for the first time (
New York Evening Mirror
).
February 1
–
Anson Jones
, President of the
Republic of Texas
, signs the charter officially creating
Baylor University
. Baylor is the oldest university in the State of
Texas
operating under its original name.
February 7
– In the
British Museum
, a drunken visitor smashes the
Portland Vase
, which takes months to repair.
February 28
– The
United States Congress
approves the annexation of
Texas
.
March 1
– President
John Tyler
signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the
Republic of Texas
.
March 3
Florida
is admitted as the 27th
U.S. state
.
The
United States Congress
passes legislation overriding a presidential
veto
for the first time.
March 4
–
James K. Polk
succeeds
John Tyler
as President of the United States.
March 11
–
Flagstaff War
: Chiefs
Kawiti
and
Hone Heke
lead 700
Maori
s in the burning of the British colonial settlement of Kororareka (now known as
Russell, New Zealand
).
March 13
– The
Violin Concerto
by
Felix Mendelssohn
premieres in
Leipzig
, with
Ferdinand David
as soloist.
March 17
–
Stephen Perry
patents
the
rubber band
in the United Kingdom.
March 30
– Due to different transition dates to the
Gregorian calendar
, Finland (then part of the
Russian Empire
) is the only place in the world to have
Easter
day on this particular
Sunday
.
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