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September1839

Historical Events in September 1839

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September

Sep 2 Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam
Sep 5 The First Opium War begins in China

Trail of Tears

Sep 6 Cherokee Nation unites and ratifies constitution at Tahlequah, Oklahoma

The Trail of Tears, painting by Robert Lindneux, 1942

Sep 6 Great fire in New York

1st Glass Plate Photo

Sep 9 English scientist and astronomer John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph

Astronomer, Mathematician and Photographer John Herschel

Sep 11 1st Canadian track and field meet held at Caer Howell Grounds
Sep 20 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)
Sep 28 British Association expedition to Antarctica ships Erebus and Terror set sail from England, to attempt to locate magnetic South Pole

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