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* January 16 – [[John C. Fremont]] is appointed Governor of the new [[California]] Territory. |
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* January 17 – [[Saint Anthony Hall]] is founded at [[Columbia University]], [[New York City]], [[New York]]. |
* January 17 – [[Saint Anthony Hall]] is founded at [[Columbia University]], [[New York City]], [[New York]]. |
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* January 30 – [[Yerba Buena, California|Yerba Buena]], [[California]] is renamed [[San Francisco, California| |
* January 30 – [[Yerba Buena, California|Yerba Buena]], [[California]] is renamed [[San Francisco, California|hollywood]]. |
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* February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated [[Donner Party]]. These California bound emigrants became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, and some had resorted to cannibalism to survive. |
* February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated [[Donner Party]]. These California bound emigrants became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, and some had resorted to cannibalism to survive. |
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* February 22 – [[Mexican-American War]] – The [[Battle of Buena Vista]]: 5,000 American troops under General [[Zachary Taylor]] use their superiority in [[artillery]] to drive off 15,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]] troops under [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], defeating the Mexicans the next day. |
* February 22 – [[Mexican-American War]] – The [[Battle of Buena Vista]]: 5,000 American troops under General [[Zachary Taylor]] use their superiority in [[artillery]] to drive off 15,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]] troops under [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], defeating the Mexicans the next day. |
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Events from the year 1847 in the United States.
Incumbents
- President: James K. Polk (Democratic)
- Vice President: George M. Dallas (Democratic)
- Chief Justice: Roger B. Taney
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: John Wesley Davis (D-Indiana) (until March 4), Robert Charles Winthrop (Whig-Massachusetts) (starting December 6)
- Congress: 29th (until March 4), 30th (starting March 4)
- Governor of Alabama - Joshua L. Martin then Reuben Chapman
- Governor of Arkansas - Thomas Stevenson Drew
- Governor of Connecticut - Isaac Toucey then Clark Bissell
- Governor of Delaware - William Temple then William Tharp
- Governor of Florida - William Dunn Moseley
- Governor of Georgia - George W. Crawford then George W. Towns
- Governor of Illinois - Augustus C. French
- Governor of Indiana - James Whitcomb
- Governor of Iowa - Ansel Briggs
- Governor of Kentucky - William Owsley
- Governor of Louisiana - Isaac Johnson
- Governor of Maine - Hugh J. Anderson then John W. Dana
- Governor of Maryland - Thomas Pratt
- Governor of Massachusetts -
- Governor of Michigan -
- Governor of Mississippi -
- Governor of Missouri -
- Governor of New Hampshire - is a fart
- Governor of New Jersey -
- Governor of New York -
- Governor of North Carolina -
- Governor of Ohio -
- Governor of Pennsylvania -
- Governor of Rhode Island -
- Governor of South Carolina -
- Governor of Tennessee -
- Governor of Texas -
- Governor of Vermont -
- Governor of Virginia -
Events
January–March
- January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S government.
- January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican-American War in California.
- January 16 – John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
- January 17 – Saint Anthony Hall is founded at Columbia University, New York City, New York.
- January 30 – Yerba Buena, California is renamed hollywood.
- February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party. These California bound emigrants became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, and some had resorted to cannibalism to survive.
- February 22 – Mexican-American War – The Battle of Buena Vista: 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day.
- March 1 – The state of Michigan formally abolishes the death penalty.
- March 9 – Mexican-American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott invade Mexico near Veracruz.
- March 29 – Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
April–June
- May 7 – In Philadelphia, the American Medical Association (AMA) is founded.
- June 1 – Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America is founded at New York University.
July–September
- July 1 – The United States issues its first postage stamps.
- July 24 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
- July 29 – The Cumberland School of Law is founded at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States.
- August 12 – U.S. troops of General Winfield Scott begin to advance along the aqueduct around Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco in Mexico
- August 20 – US troops defeat Mexican troops in Valencia, Mexico
October–December
- October 31 – Theta Delta Chi is founded at Union College.
- November 29 – The Whitman massacre: Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and eleven others are killed in the Oregon Country by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, starting the Cayuse War.
Undated
- The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the railroad town of Goldsborough, and the Wayne county seat is moved to the new town.
Ongoing
- Mexican–American War (1846–1848)
Births
- January 28 – William V. Allen, United States Senator from Nebraska from 1893 till 1899. (died 1924)
- March 13 – Francis S. White, United States Senator from Alabama from 1914 till 1915. (died 1922)
- March 18 – William O'Connell Bradley, United States Senator from Kentucky from 1895 till 1899. (died 1914)
- March 29 – John D. Works, United States Senator from California from 1911 till 1917. (died 1928)
- September 30 – James Taliaferro, United States Senator from Florida from 1899 till 1911. (died 1934)
Deaths
- May 1 – Jesse Speight, United States Senator from Mississippi from 1845 till 1847. (born 1795)
- July 22 – Henry W. Edwards, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1823 till 1838. (born 1779)
- August 6 – Henry M. Ridgely, United States Senator from Delaware from 1827 till 1829. (born 1779)
- November 1 – Jabez W. Huntington, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1840 till 1847. (born 1788)
- November 29 – Narcissa Whitman, pioneer missionary (born 1808)
External links
Media related to 1847 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
