30th United States Congress - Major Events

Major Events

  • July 1, 1847: United States issued its first postage stamps
  • January 24, 1848: Gold found at Sutter's Mill, beginning the California Gold Rush
  • January 31, 1848: Washington Monument established
  • July 19, 1848: Seneca Falls Convention
  • November 7, 1848: U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary Taylor defeated Lewis Cass in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day.
  • 1846–1848: Mexican-American War

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