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1850
| 1850 • California is admitted as the 31st U.S. state. |
1850
| 1850 • Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose-built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England. |
1860
Age: 10y
| 1860 • The U.S. Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. |
1862
Feb 8
Age: 12y
| 1862 • U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Morrill Land Grant Act into law, creating a system of land grant colleges to teach agricultural and mechanical sciences across the United States. |