1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
For fifteen million dollars and the assumption of some debts, a defeated Mexico ceded California, Nevada, Utah, and most of Arizona and New Mexico.
Communist Manifesto Published
A pamphlet commissioned by a small league of German exiles appeared in London, beginning "A spectre is haunting Europe."
February Revolution in Paris
A banned reform banquet became a barricade became a revolution.
Seneca Falls Convention
In a Methodist chapel in upstate New York, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott convened the first women's rights convention in American history.
Gold at Sutter's Mill
A carpenter named James Marshall, working on a sawmill on the American River, spotted a glittering fleck in the tailrace.
Metternich Falls
A Viennese crowd surged into the Hofburg demanding reform and Metternich - the man who had run Europe since 1815 - resigned and slipped out of the city…
June Days Crushed
In Paris, the new republic's closure of the National Workshops sent thirty thousand unemployed workers to the barricades.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1848?
Saeculum lists 8 events from 1848. The most significant is Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: For fifteen million dollars and the assumption of some debts, a defeated Mexico ceded California, Nevada, Utah, and most of Arizona and New Mexico.
What era was 1848 part of?
1848 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1848?
The events from 1848 span North America and Europe.