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  • Austrian Galicia
    1846
    Revolutions of 1848

    Uprising of Polish nobility in Austrian Galicia

    Austrian Galicia
    1846

    In 1846, there had been an uprising of Polish nobility in Austrian Galicia, which was only countered when peasants, in turn, rose up against the nobles. Additionally, an uprising by democratic forces against Prussia, planned but not actually carried out, occurred in Greater Poland.




  • Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 1846
    Abraham Lincoln

    Edward Baker Lincoln

    Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 1846

    Edward Baker Lincoln (Eddie), born in 1846, died February 1, 1850, probably of tuberculosis.




  • U.S.
    1846
    Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln spoke against the Mexican–American War

    U.S.
    1846

    On foreign and military policy, Lincoln spoke against the Mexican–American War, which he imputed to President James K. Polk's desire for "military glory—that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood".




  • London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 1846
    Frederick Douglass

    London Reception Speech

    London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 1846

    Douglass spent two years in Ireland and Great Britain, where he gave many lectures in churches and chapels. His draw was such that some facilities were "crowded to suffocation". One example was his hugely popular London Reception Speech, which Douglass delivered in May 1846 at Alexander Fletcher's Finsbury Chapel. Douglass remarked that in England he was treated not "as a color, but as a man".




  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1846
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Texas

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1846

    The flag was changed to have 28 stars. (for Texas)




  • Illinois, U.S.
    1846
    Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln won election

    Illinois, U.S.
    1846

    Lincoln not only pulled off his strategy of gaining the nomination in 1846, but also won election. He was the only Whig in the Illinois delegation, but as dutiful as any, participated in almost all votes and made speeches that toed the party line. Lincoln had pledged in 1846 to serve only one term in the House.




  • U.S.
    1846
    Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln supported the Wilmot Proviso

    U.S.
    1846

    Lincoln supported the Wilmot Proviso, a failed proposal to ban slavery in any U.S. territory won from Mexico.


  • Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
    1846
    Elizabeth Blackwell

    Elizabeth started teaching in 1846 at a boarding school in Charleston

    Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
    1846

    Once again, through her sister Anna, Blackwell procured a job, this time teaching music at an academy in Asheville, North Carolina, with the goal of saving up the $3,000 necessary for her medical school expenses. In Asheville, Blackwell lodged with the respected Reverend John Dickson, who happened to have been a physician before he became a clergyman. Dickson approved of Blackwell's career aspirations and allowed her to use the medical books in his library to study. During this time, Blackwell soothed her own doubts about her choice and her loneliness with deep religious contemplation. She also renewed her antislavery interests, starting a slave Sunday school that was ultimately unsuccessful. Dickson's school closed down soon after, and Blackwell moved to the residence of Reverend Dickson's brother, Samuel Henry Dickson, a prominent Charleston physician. She started teaching in 1846 at a boarding school in Charleston run by a Mrs. Du Pré. With the help of Reverend Dickson's brother, Blackwell inquired into the possibility of medical study via letters, with no favorable responses.


  • Western Europe
    1846
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    Ibrahim paid a visit to Western Europe

    Western Europe
    1846

    In 1846 he paid a visit to Western Europe, where he was received with some respect and a great deal of curiosity.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 23, 1846
    Abraham Lincoln

    Spot Resolutions

    U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 23, 1846

    Lincoln emphasized his opposition to Polk by drafting and introducing his Spot Resolutions. The war had begun with a Mexican slaughter of American soldiers in territory disputed by Mexico, and Polk insisted that Mexican soldiers had "invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our soil". Lincoln demanded that Polk show Congress the exact spot on which blood had been shed and prove that the spot was on American soil. The resolution was ignored in both Congress and the national papers, and it cost Lincoln political support in his district. One Illinois newspaper derisively nicknamed him "spotty Lincoln". Lincoln later regretted some of his statements, especially his attack on presidential war-making powers.


  • Central Europe (Present-Day Austria)
    1846
    German revolutions of 1848–1849

    Austria was the predominant German state

    Central Europe (Present-Day Austria)
    1846

    In 1848, Austria was the predominant German state. After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved by Napoleon in 1806, it was succeeded by a similarly loose coalition of states known as the German Confederation at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.


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