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Emma Matilda DANIELS
Female 1850 - 1858


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1851 
  • Gold discovered in Australia
  • 1 May 1851: Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations ("Crystal Palace" exhibition) opened in Hyde Park
2 1852 
  • Tasmania ceases to be a convict settlement
  • Wells Fargo established in USA
3 1853 
  • Vaccination against smallpox made compulsory in Britain
4 1854 
  • Cigarettes introduced into Britain
  • 27 Mar 1854: Britain declares war on Russia (Crimean War)
  • 25 Oct 1854: Battle of Balaklava in Crimea (charge of the Light Brigade)
5 1856 
  • End of Crimean War
  • 29 Jan 1856: Victoria Cross created by Royal Warrant, backdated to 1854 to recognise acts during the Crimean War (first award ceremony 26 June 1857)
6 1857 
  • Work starts on the laying of the Transatlantic cable
7 1858 
  • 'The great stink' – smell of the River Thames forced Parliament to stop work
  • Royal Opera House opens in Covent Garden, London
  

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