Washington Irving
(1783 - 1859) |
1842 - 46: Minister to Spain. 1855 - 1859: Published 5 volume biography The Life of George Washington.1859: Dies at Sunnyside.
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American Literature |
1845-46: Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browing (1806 - 1861) published Sonnedts from the Portuguese. |
Visual Arts |
1860: Frederick Church painted Twilight in the Wilderness. |
Music |
1850: Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle is transformed into an American opera in New York by George F. Bristow.1850: Under the management of P.T. Barnum, Jenny Lind, the "Swedish
Nightingale" tours America. |
Architecture |
1840s: Washington Irving collaborates with artist George Harvey to transform Sunnyside into Romantic cottage by adding different architectural and landscape design elements, as well as the
most advanced technology of the period. |
New York State History |
1848: July 19, First women's right convention held in Seneca Falls, NY.1851: Hudson River Railroad opens |
American History |
1849: Amelia Bloomer begins American Women's dress reform by wearing short pants eventually to be called "bloomers."
1857: E.G. Otis installs first elevator.1859: John Brown leads raid on federal armory at Harpers Ferry, V.A. to arm slaves to fight for freedom. December 2, 1859, Brown is hanged--the day after Washington
Irving's burial. 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected President. |
International History |
1846: Great Potato Famine in Ireland. |
