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 1842 saw the founding of the Scroll and Key fraternity, that continues to this day. | |
| year 1842 |
Scroll and Key
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- Full article: Scroll and Key
Events
- January 6–13 – First Anglo-Afghan War – Massacre of Elphinstone's army (Battle of Gandamak): British East India Company troops are destroyed by Afghan forces on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, by Akbar Khan, son of Dost Mohammad Khan.
- March – Commonwealth v. Hunt: the Massachusetts Supreme Court makes strikes and unions legal in the United States.
- May 11 – The Income Tax Act establishes the first peacetime income tax in the United Kingdom; 7 pence in the pound, for incomes over 150 pounds.
- May 19 – Dorr Rebellion: Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, Rhode Island, but are repulsed.
- June 18 – A primary school system is established in Sweden.[1]
- August 4 – The Armed Occupation Act is signed, providing for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part, of the Peninsula of East Florida.
- August 10 – The Mines Act 1842 becomes law, prohibiting underground work for all women and boys under 10 years old in the United Kingdom.
- August 14 – American Indian Wars: United States general William J. Worth declares the Second Seminole War to be over.
- August 29 – The Treaty of Nanking, an unequal treaty between Britain and Qing dynasty China, ends the First Opium War, and establishes Hong Kong as a British colony until 1997.
Date unknown
- The Polynesian islands of Tahiti and Tahuata are declared a protectorate of France.
- Pentonville Prison in London begins to function.
- Beecham's Pills, as predecessor of Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) founded in Lancashire, England.
Events
| Event | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
| Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delft University of Technology |  | Public TechnDelft ical | The oldest and largest Dutch public technical university |
| Scroll and Key | | Secret society | A secret society of interest. |
| The Citadel |  | Senior Military College | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University |  | Founded in 1842 "forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." | |
| University of Chile |  | Public | Oldest and most prestigious university in Chile |
Births
| Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Gether Bomhoff | 6 August 1842 | 23 September 1925 | Central banker Pharmacist | Norwegian Central Bank Governor 1893-1920 | |
| Peter Kropotkin | 9 December 1842 | Moscow Russian Empire | 8 February 1921 | Activist Philosopher Scientist | Anarchist philosopher promoting a decentralized economic system based on mutual aid, mutual support, and voluntary cooperation |
