Looking forward to it!
Also, your inner voice bold type guy is unusually nice to you.
...suspiciously so...
Thanks.
In any case, now that I've gotten to this, I might as well post the first 12 years....and the 3 before that(borrowing a page from Gurkani Alam here). As may be seen, the butterflies are pretty small at first; but they definitely
will add up eventually.
1824
In the United States, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is formed on March 11th, allowing for better communication between Native Americans and the American government.
A major revolt of the Chumash people occurs in Mexican California after an incident involving a young boy visiting relatives in the La Purisima area. It only lasts three days but causes a large amount of damage.
During the month of May, the British seize the Burmese city of Rangoon.
On Sept. 16th, Charles X is elevated to the French throne after his elder brother, Louis XVIII, passes away in the Palais de Louvre in Paris.
In November, the 1824 U.S. federal election will become one of the most controversial in that nation's history; due to no one ticket receiving a majority of the electoral vote, and other problems, electoral procedures are tied up for several months afterwards. The House of Representatives eventually decide in favor of John Q. Adams, which upsets many Jacksonians. However, though, the fervently right-wing former Secretary of War from South Carolina, John C. Calhoun, becomes Vice-President, due to his being the “consensus” VP candidate, which is finalized on February 9th of the following year.
1825
Shortly before James Monroe leaves office, the Creeks of Georgia (reluctantly) sign away the last of their property rights to the U.S. government and proceed to move west to Alabama and Mississippi.
John Q. Adams is then inaugurated as the 6th President of the United States on March 4th.
On April 17th, Charles X of France grudingly recognizes Haiti as an independent nation, but also demands the payment of 150 million gold Francs as a down payment.
On May 26th, an interesting historical coincidence occurs when two separate Unitarian organizations, the American Unitarian Association and the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, in Boston, Mass., and in the English county of Essex, respectively, on the same date.
An interesting discovery occurs in the South Pacific on the 30th of July, when the captain of the HMS Blonde, the 7th Lord Byron, a cousin of the renowned poet, happens upon a currently uninhabited island, which is named after the navigator, Lt. Charles Malden.
In Great Britain, the Panic of 1825 begins after the shenanigans of the infamous Scottish adventurer, Gregor MacGregor, cause a serious problem in the British banking system.
In October, the Erie Canal is opened for business. It will later become a crucial link in the chain of American international trade.
1826
On July 4th, the 50th anniversary of American independence passes with both former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dying on the exact same day.
1827
During the month of May, Daniel Webster decides to decline running for office upon hearing of the imminent retirement of Elijah Hunt. He instead opts to continue practicing law, but wishes his fellow Federalist the best of luck in the coming years[
and this is the initial Point of Divergence].
Also, on July 6th, the Treaty of London ends the Greek War of Independence, with the Ottoman Empire now forced to recognize Greece as an independent nation.
George Canning, Prime Minister of the U.K., dies on August 8th. F.J. Robinson, the Lord Liverpool, is chosen as his successor.
American mystic Joseph Smith has a vision in which he is handed golden plates by an angel by the name of Moroni, on September 22nd.
1828
Henry Clay, the American statesman, decides, on April 7th, to try to convince the dying Federalist Party to run for one last election, and the next evening, begins to write to several compatriots, informing them of his plans. Some decline, but others are more willing, and they agree on the date of May 30th to hold a convention in Baltimore, Maryland; amongst the attendees, is Daniel Webster, the former Massachusetts Congressman.....[this is the first significant Point of Divergence].
Sometime between July and September 1828, a typhoon kills about 10,000 people on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
The 1828 elections were held in the United States in November. It was a close and rather heated race, but Henry Clay proves to be a vital spoiler, siphoning off just over 100,000 votes, and winning the states of Maryland and Delaware(though by only about 35% of the total vote each).....though the real effects could be felt in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; it was Clay's vote that tipped the scales in those states, giving Adams a narrow edge in all three(though two electors cast their votes for Jackson in protest)....Adams also won 4 electoral votes in Virginia and 2 in Kentucky, along with 2 in Indiana and even one of Illinois's 3 electoral votes. But unlike in 1824, Adams had an actual popular vote advantage over Jackson, taking 575,000 to his 532,000. Though many Jacksonians began to decry what would later be labelled the “Second Corrupt Bargain”, there was no changing the fact that Adams had won, and under more believable circumstances this time.
Also in December, a young Hungarian inventor named Anyos Jedlik creates a tiny device powered by direct electric currents; it is considered to be the first electric motor ever built[as in the real world as well].
1829
In the U.K., the signing of the Catholic Relief Act on April 13th, allows for some emancipation of Catholics from within Ireland.
On May 15th, American mystic Joseph Smith claims to receive a visit from John the Baptist, receiving the mantle of what he described as the “Aaronic Priesthood”.
On June 3rd, the Swan River Colony is founded in western Australia, which helps finalize Britain's claims to the continent.
On July 22nd, William Burt receives a patent for the very first typewriter, or “typographer”, as he calls it, from the U.S. federal government[
a day earlier than in our world]. Some of these early machines will become known as “Burtographers” after the man who invented them.
On October 9th, the
Rocket steam locomotive wins the Rainhill Trials, in Lancashire in Britain.
The Welland Canal in Ontario opens in November, and is intended as a British alternative to the American Erie Canal.
1830
On March 26th, the Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York. It garners a significant amount of interest in New York and Joseph Smith's home state of Vermont, but it also sparks concern in neighboring Pennsylvania as well as much of New England outside of Vermont. About a week and a half later, on April 6th, Smith establishes his first church of the Latter Day Saints.
On May 29th, the Indian Removal Act fails to survive a veto from President Adams. This angers many more conservative Southerners, including John C. Calhoun, the notorious South Carolina senator.
On June 26th, George IV of the United Kingdom dies. His brother succeeds him as William IV.
The bloody Paris Uprising occurs on July 26th, after Charles X issues a decree known as the “Ordinances of Saint-Cloud”, which effectively puts France under an early form of the police state. The attempt to force Charles X off the throne fails, but it does allow for further actions in the country to occur.
The city of Brussels is taken by Belgian nationalists on September 27th, during the War of Belgian Independence.
Inspired by the uprising in Paris, a similar event takes place in Warsaw, Russian Poland, on November 15th[
2 weeks earlier than in our world]
1831
On New Year's Day, William Garrison, a budding young abolitionist, starts to publish “
The Liberator”, an anti-slavery periodical, in Boston, Massachusetts.
A major revolt begins in Bosnia over the abolition of the Ayan system in late March.
The slave rebellion headed by Nat Turner paralyzes much of the American state of Virginia, beginning in late August. It ends with the execution and/or imprisonment of over two hundred slaves[
virtually as in the real world]
Also in August, the Dutch Ten Days' Campaign against Belgium is called off after French partisans fighting against Charles X threaten to intervene on behalf of the Belgians.
On September 7th, a failed attempt to take Warsaw ends with the death of the Russian general Ivan Paskevich; but also, with the destruction of much of the city. This is considered to be the peak of the Polish Uprising, which gradually winds down over the next 2 years.
1832
During the month of February, a terrible cholera outbreak ravages the United Kingdom, killing thousands, as many as 3,000 in London alone. It spreads to France and North America by the end of the year, claiming thousands more lives.
In the month of April, the Black Hawk War begins in the United States.
On June 6th, the bloody June Rebellion starts when the French Army opens fire on demonstrating students in Paris. Many of the students fight back, some with guns. News of the unprovoked attack sparks a massive outcry in much of the country, and leads to more widespread, and more constant rebellion. [
the real world uprising occurred under Louis-Phillipe, and failed]
In early August, the Bad Axe Massacre in Wisconsin proves to be the last major Native American resistance against European settlement east of the Mississippi River.
On December 8th, Martin Van Buren wins by a large margin in a surprisingly modest campaign season against the Federalist Candidate, Henry Clay. The winning motto: “Any One But Adams. Vote Van Buren”.
1833
On April 6th, Charles X is forced to flee Paris after Army personnel opposed to his rule capture the city.
In Mexican Texas, a convention is held on April 10th, for the reason of requesting Mexico to provide more civil liberties to the settlers. Mexican President Santa Anna refuses.
On June 5th, a young Ada Lovelace is introduced to Charles Babbage. The famous inventor's life is permanently changed by this chance meeting.
On the anniversary of the June Rebellion, a provisional government is set up in Paris.
What would become the city of Chicago, Illinois, is settled on August 12th.
The Carlist War breaks out in Spain on September 29th, following the death of Ferdinand VII.
October 4th, sees the coronation of Louis Phillipe, Duke of Orleans, supported by many moderates in the hope that France's social condition will improve.
On the 14th of December, a young man named Kasper Hauser, claiming to be the son of nobility, is murdered in Germany. Many years later, his death will inspire a number of novels, and even a play.
1834
The town of York, Upper Canada, is renamed Toronto on March 6th, a name that it keeps to the present day[
as in the real world]
On March 27th, American Vice-President Andrew Jackson is censured by the U.S. Congress.
On June 7th, Theodoros Kolokotronis is convicted of treason for his opposition to the rule of Otto I in Greece.
Slavery is abolished in the British Empire on the 1st of August, causing many to rejoice from New York City to London and back.
Sir Robert Peel, the creator of the world's first official police force, is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on December 10th.
1835
In March, American inventor Thomas Davenport demonstrates a small electric vehicle model he had constructed the year prior. It's nothing more than a curiosity, but does help provide later inspiration.
In July, the Catholic Apostolic Church is founded in the United Kingdom.
What becomes known as the “Ragamuffin War” by some more humor-inclined historians begins in Brazil on September 20th.
On October 2nd, a major battle erupts in Mexican Texas, in the town of Gonzales, over the seizure of a cannon. This eventually provides the impetus for the 'Texians', as they are called, to declare independence.
James Pratt and John Smith, two British gay men convincted of buggery, are hanged on November 27th. Thankfully, however, they are the last two to be executed for such in the United Kingdom.
1836
On February 24th, Samuel Colt files a patent for what he calls a “revolver” pistol; the weapon later becomes a major success and is eventually elevated to cultural status in America and other places.
Also, on this same day, the Texians begin to occupy the Alamo in San Antonio[
these two events occurred a day later and a day earlier than in our world, respectively].
The Battle of the Alamo occurs in San Antonio in Texas on March 6th. The large majority of the defenders die in the fighting. William B. Travis, the head of the commanding forces, is injured, but survives, and later, when the opprotunity arises, escapes the Goliad Massacre, so that he may fight another day[
in our world, Travis died at the Alamo, fighting to the end].
On April 21st, the Battle of San Jacinto ends with Mexican President Santa Anna, surprisingly, losing. William Travis makes a last minute appearance towards the end, and afterwards, is given a hero's welcome.
In June, the British scientist, Charles Darwin, leaves on a scientific voyage that takes him across much of Africa in search of new discoveries to make. He returns to England on October 2nd.
On September 11th, the Riograndense Republic is officially proclaimed in southern Brazil.
On December 28th, the colony of South Australia is founded by John Hindmarsh. Also, Spain finally recognizes Mexico's sovereignty on this day.
1837
On March 4th, Martin Van Buren is re-inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States.
On May 10th, the markets crash in New York City, sparking the first series of economic problems which will culminate in the Panic of 1837.....
June 20th, sees the ascension of Victoria I to the throne in Great Britain. She will rule for 61 years and 10 months before her death.
An important milestone in British regal history occurs, as the seat of royalty moves from St James's Palace to Buckingham Palace in Kensington, on July 13th.
The French capture Constantine, Algeria, on October 13th, after only three days of fighting.
On November 7th, anti-slavery activist Elijah Lovejoy is murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois.
November 9th, sees the beginning of the Canadian Rebellion, led by Louis-Joseph Papineau, and William Lyon McKenzie[
three days later than in reality].
1838
An interesting meteorological milestone occurs on January 21st, when a temperature of -76 degrees Fahrenheit is recorded in the Siberian town of Yakutsk. This is the first time that a confirmed record of a lowest temperature has ever been produced.
On April 22nd, Isambard Brunel completes the first ever transoceanic voyage of a commercial steam ship. He later creates a successful ferrying business around such.
On April 30th, Nicaragua breaks away from the United Provinces of Central America. A month later, this leads to the country's complete dissolution.
William and Grace Darling, a father and daughter pair of lighthouse keepers, rescue a small number of survivors from a capsized ship off the coast of Northumberland in September.
October 27th, sees the attempt by Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs to eliminate the presence of Mormons in his state.
In December, the Pastry War, which will later be regarded as one of the most trivial conflicts in Western history, not to mention one of the most embarrassing disasters for the French military, begins when the French try to seize the port of Veracruz.
At some point during this year, in a fascinating turn of events, the isolated Pitcairn Islands, in the South Pacific, becomes the first place in the world in which women are able to obtain, and hold, suffrage.
1839
On January 6th, the highly unusual event that will be known as the “Big Wind” occurs in Ireland; wind gusts of as high as 185 km/h(about 115 mph) are reported, along with heavy rains. Several hundred people were killed, and three and a half dozen ships were also lost.
The French military pulls out of Mexico on March 9th, having been humiliated. As a seeming gesture of generosity, however, Santa Anna allows 50,000 pesos to be paid to one Msr. Remontel, the man whose claims started the whole conflict.
On April 19th, the Kingdom of Belgium is formally established as a sovereign nation.
May 12th, sees the end of the Carlist Wars in Spain, with a Liberal victory[
a day earlier than in our timeline].
On June 6th, Louis-Phillipe, King of France, abdicates the French throne under much pressure. This time, however, there is no one to replace him.
On June 30th, an assassination attempt is made against the life of American Vice-President Andrew Jackson, in St. Louis. Jackson survives, but former Ky. Senator Robert Mentor Johnson dies of his wounds a week later. The murderer is eventually caught, and hung on July 28th.
On July 12th, the Chinese Emperor, Daoguang orders Lin Zexu to destroy opium deposits in Humen. This annoys the British, who demand that they stop. China refuses, and the Emperor decides to evict British diplomats & other government figures from his nation, sparking the First of the Opium Wars.
Louis Daguerre is given a lifetime's pension for his invention of the Daguerreotype machine by the provisional government of France, on August 19th. In return, Daguerre allows the machine to be used by anyone, without mandatory royalties.
On August 31st, the Carlists and the Liberals meet in the town of Vergara in the Basque Country, to discuss a treaty. One is signed several days later, finally ending conflict between the two sides.....for now, at least[
a similar event happened on this day in the same place in our world].
The Great Fire of Mobile burns hundreds of buildings in the Alabama town of the same name on September 9th. Dozens are killed.
On November 4th, the infamous Newport Rising occurs in Wales, in the United Kingdom. The battle between the Chartist reformers, and local police, is rather brief, and the Chartists lose, but not before many of their leaders escape on a boat in the city docks, sailing for North America. The escapees, William Jones, William Price, Zephaniah Williams, and John Lovell, amongst a few others, all made it safely to New Haven, Conn. in the United States. The rest were all sentenced to death, but eventually, all of their sentences were commuted to either imprisonment or transport to Australia; perhaps the most famous of the transportees would be Allan Pinkerton, who eventually became a feared soldier, and later constable in western Australia[
somewhat different to our timeline; in our world, only Pinkerton escaped to the United States-he later founded the world-famous Pinkerton Detective Agency. All of the others who had not been deported to Australia remained in Britain.].
On December 8th, Frederick VI of Denmark dies in his sleep. His son, Christian Frederick, is crowned King in his place[
five days later than in the real world].
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So yeah, There we go. I'll put more up soon.