1811Events February 5 George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom. He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency. March 1 Eg - The first of a series of severe earthquakeAn earthquake is a trembling or shaking movement of the Earth's surface. Earthquakes typically result from the movement of faults, quasi-planar zones of deformation within its uppermost layers. The word earthquake is also widely used to indicate the sourcs occurs, in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.
1838Events January 6 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrates the telegraph. January 8 Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code) January 12 Joseph Smith, Jr. and Sidney Rigdon flee Ohio for Missouri Marc - Boers defeat ZuluThis article is about the African ethnic group. For other meanings, see Zulu (disambiguation). Zulus Zulu Warriors, late 19th century (with some Europeans in the background) Total population: 5 million (est. Significant populations in: KwaZulu-Natal Provi troops at Battle of Blood RiverIn South African history, the Battle of Blood River was fought on 16 December 1838. The Voortrekkers, led by Andries Pretorius, defended a laager (circle of ox wagons) against Zulu impis under King Dingane. Before the battle commenced the Voortrekkers mad, led by Dambuza and Nhlela , celebrated in South Africa as the day of the vow .
