- The Mormons settle in Utah. See "MIGRATIONS OF THE MORMONS."
- Italian uprisings in Milan and Sicily; Sardinia grants a
constitution to its subjects. See "THE REVOLUTION OF FEBRUARY
IN FRANCE." Gathering of a workingmen's convention in Paris.
- Outbreak of revolution in Vienna (March 13th) and in Berlin
(March 18th). See "REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN GERMANY."
- Meeting of the German Parliament at Frankfort.
- Venice declares itself a republic. Sardinia begins war for the "liberation of Italy"; Battle of Custozza. Bloody outbreak of communists in Paris. Unsuccessful revolts in Poland and Bohemia.
- "THE REVOLT OF HUNGARY."
- Storming of Vienna by government troops. Flight of Pius IX from
Rome. Louis Napoleon elected President of France.
- The English crowd back the Boers in Southern Africa; the Boers
migrate and form the Transvaal Republic.
1849 - Zachary Taylor inaugurated as President of the United States.
- Rome declared a republic. The Sardinian troops defeated by the
Austrians at Novara, and the Sardinian King resigns his throne
to his son, Victor Emmanuel II. Austria again dominant in
Italy. Rome stormed by French troops. See "RISE AND FALL OF THE
ROMAN REPUBLIC."