- August 3 The U.S. Congress passes the 1882 Immigration Act.
- August 5 Standard Oil of New Jersey is established.
- September 4 Thomas Edison starts the U.S.'s first commercial electrical power plant, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan.
What ended in 1822 Ireland?
The partial failure of the potato crop in 1821 precipitated the crisis and represented the most serious period of food shortage in the early nineteenth century, with extreme distress occurring in nine western counties from late April until mid-August 1822, resulting in deaths from starvation in the extreme west and
What major events happened in the 1820s?
March 3, 1820 and March 6, 1820 Slavery in the United States: The Missouri Compromise becomes law. 1820: Robert Owen devises the labour voucher. 1820: 18,957 black slaves leave Luanda, Angola. 1828 32,000 Angolans are sold in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What happened in 1822 in the UK?
31 July last public whipping in Edinburgh. 12 August St David's College (now the University of Wales, Lampeter) is founded by Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St David's. 15–29 August visit of King George IV to Scotland, first appearance of the monarch there since 1651.
What big event happened in 1822?
November 9 Action of 9 November 1822: USS Alligator (1820) engages three pirate schooners off Cuba, as part of the West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States. Greek War of Independence: Nafplio falls to the Greek rebels. The Congregation of St. Basil founded in France.
What was happening in 1882 England?
5 September Tottenham Hotspur F.C. founded as Hotspur F.C. by London schoolboys. 13 September Anglo-Egyptian War: British troops occupy Cairo and Egypt becomes British protectorate. 4 December Queen Victoria opens the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
What major events happened in Britain?
- William The Conqueror Defeats Harold At The Battle of Hastings - 1066.
- The Sealing Of Magna Carta - 1215.
- The Plague (Black Death) Arrives in England - 1346.
- Wars Of The Roses Begins - 1455.
- William Shakespeare Is Born - 1564.
- Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot Are Discovered - 1605.
What happened in 1825 in the UK?
The Panic of 1825 was a stock market crash that started in the Bank of England, arising in part out of speculative investments in Latin America, including an imaginary country: Poyais. The crisis was felt most acutely in Britain, where it led to the closure of twelve banks.
What was happening in Ireland in 1820s?
Events. 30 January Irish-born Royal Navy captain Edward Bransfield in the Williams is the first person positively to identify Antarctica as a land mass. 12 February the East Indian and Fanny set sail from Cork with settlers for the Cape Colony. 6 May failure of Newport's Bank in Waterford.
What major events happened in Ireland?
- Early Gaelic Ireland and Medieval Ireland.
- The Viking Invasions.
- The Anglo-Norman Conquest.
- Modern Ireland.
- The Protestant Ascendency.
- The Great Famine.
- The Home Rule Movement.
- The Division of Ireland.