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★18 Jul 1841
Pedro II, the last Emperor of Brazil, having reigned in minority since 1831, was acclaimed, crowned and consecrated.

★12 Jul 1843
Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, proclaimed a revelation recommending polygamy.

★13 Oct 1843
B'nai B'rith, the oldest continually operating Jewish service organization in the world, was founded in New York City.

★23 May 1844
Siyyid `Alí-Muhammad Shírází proclaimed that he was "the Báb", after a Shia religious concept, marking the beginning of Bábism, the forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith.

★29 May 1852
Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the U.S. under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.

★20 Mar 1854
The Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin, by politicians opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States.

★30 May 1854
The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law, establishing the U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas, repealing the 1820 Missouri Compromise, and allowing settlers in those territories to determine if they would permit slavery within their boundaries.

★29 Nov 1854
An estimated crowd of more than 10,000 demonstrators swore allegiance to the Eureka Flag as a symbol of defiance, in advance of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Australia.

★17 Feb 1859
The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Vietnam.

★30 Jun 1859
French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge on a tightrope, making him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers.

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