1850

1850 was 21 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 31st year of Alabama statehood.

Events

• The fraternity Alpha Delta Phi was organized at the University of Alabama.

Business

• The Elyton Herald began publication.

Religion

• Andrew J. Waldrop became pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church.

Works

Books

• Michael Tuomey's First Biennial Report on the Geology of Alabama

Buildings

• Beaumont House
• Jesse Mahan residence
• George Roebuck residence

Individuals

• Abner Killough became Jefferson County Sheriff.
• Mitchell Porter was admitted to the bar.
• The family of young Samuel Ullman sailed for America.

Births

• November 25: Frank Evans, newspaper publisher and Mayor of Birmingham
• B. A. Thompson, Mayor of Birmingham

Graduations

• Rufus Cobb from the University of Tennessee

Context

In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter was published. American Express was founded. Los Angeles and San Francisco were both incorporated. Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin premiered. California was admitted as a state.

Notable births in 1850 included Seth Low, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Samuel Gompers, Champ Clark, Johnny Ringo, Thomas Lipton, Mother Cabrini, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Notable deaths included Marie Tussaud, William Wordsworth, Margaret Fuller, and President Zachary Taylor.

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