Alfred Nobel
to United States
At age 18, he went to the United States for one year to study, working for a short period under Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson, who designed the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor.
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- Incandescent light bulb
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin publicly demonstrated Incandescent Light bulbs
In 1851, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin publicly demonstrated incandescent light bulbs on his estate in Blois, France. His light bulbs are on display in the museum of the Château de Blois.
- Dahomey Amazons
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh wars aimed to obtain slaves
In 1851, Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh led an all-female army consisting of 6,000 warriors against the Egba fortress of Abeokuta, to obtain slaves from the Egba people for the Dahomey slave trade.
- Sojourner Truth
Ain't I a Woman?
In 1851, Truth joined George Thompson, an abolitionist and speaker, on a lecture tour through central and western New York State. In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, where she delivered her famous extemporaneous speech on women's rights, later known as "Ain't I a Woman?".
- Frederick Douglass
Douglass merged the North Star with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper
Meanwhile, in 1851, Douglass merged the North Star with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper to form Frederick Douglass' Paper, which was published until 1860.
- Flag of the United States
Star for California
The flag was changed to have 31 stars. (for California)
- Elizabeth Blackwell
Blackwell returned to New York City
Feeling that the prejudice against women in medicine was not as strong there, Blackwell returned to New York City in 1851 with the hope of establishing her own practice.
- Lothar Meyer
Lothar studied medicine at the University of Zurich
After attending the Altes Gymnasium in Oldenburg, Lothar studied medicine at the University of Zurich in 1851.
- Disasters with highest death tolls
The Sicily Tornadoes
The Sicily tornadoes were two tornadoes that swept the Marsala countryside in western Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy) in early December (possibly late November) 1851. The total number of victims is unknown, but is assessed at over 500. It is one of the 10 deadliest tornadoes ever, achieving the highest death toll for a tornado event in continental Europe and the second in European history after the Valletta, Malta Tornado.
- Library of Congress
The largest fire in the library's history
On December 24, 1851, the largest fire in the library's history destroyed 35,000 books, about two–thirds of the library's collection and two-thirds of Jefferson's original transfer.
- Alfred Nobel
to United States
At age 18, he went to the United States for one year to study, working for a short period under Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson, who designed the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor.
- Incandescent light bulb
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin publicly demonstrated Incandescent Light bulbs
In 1851, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin publicly demonstrated incandescent light bulbs on his estate in Blois, France. His light bulbs are on display in the museum of the Château de Blois.
- Dahomey Amazons
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh wars aimed to obtain slaves
In 1851, Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh led an all-female army consisting of 6,000 warriors against the Egba fortress of Abeokuta, to obtain slaves from the Egba people for the Dahomey slave trade.
- Sojourner Truth
Ain't I a Woman?
In 1851, Truth joined George Thompson, an abolitionist and speaker, on a lecture tour through central and western New York State. In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, where she delivered her famous extemporaneous speech on women's rights, later known as "Ain't I a Woman?".
- Frederick Douglass
Douglass merged the North Star with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper
Meanwhile, in 1851, Douglass merged the North Star with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper to form Frederick Douglass' Paper, which was published until 1860.
- Flag of the United States
Star for California
The flag was changed to have 31 stars. (for California)
- Elizabeth Blackwell
Blackwell returned to New York City
Feeling that the prejudice against women in medicine was not as strong there, Blackwell returned to New York City in 1851 with the hope of establishing her own practice.
- Lothar Meyer
Lothar studied medicine at the University of Zurich
After attending the Altes Gymnasium in Oldenburg, Lothar studied medicine at the University of Zurich in 1851.
- Disasters with highest death tolls
The Sicily Tornadoes
The Sicily tornadoes were two tornadoes that swept the Marsala countryside in western Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy) in early December (possibly late November) 1851. The total number of victims is unknown, but is assessed at over 500. It is one of the 10 deadliest tornadoes ever, achieving the highest death toll for a tornado event in continental Europe and the second in European history after the Valletta, Malta Tornado.
- Library of Congress
The largest fire in the library's history
On December 24, 1851, the largest fire in the library's history destroyed 35,000 books, about two–thirds of the library's collection and two-thirds of Jefferson's original transfer.