North America's first YMCA was established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick' was published by Harper & Brothers in New York.
Inventor Alan Clark was granted his patent for the telescope.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus' moons, Ariel and Umbriel.
The New York Times published its first issue.
Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.
Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher, was first published.
Fruit producer company Dole was founded in Hawaii.
Black women's rights activist Sojourner Truth gave her famous speech 'Ain't I A Woman?' at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
The sixth major fire in San Francisco occurred.
The first Canadian postage stamp went into circulation.
The colony of Victoria, Australia, was hit by the Black Thursday bushfires, burning 19,000 square miles.
