Important Historical Events of the year 1847, Year 1847 in History

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What happened in the year 1847?

Date	Event
January 1, 1847	The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland;
January 6, 1847	Samuel Colt obtains his first contract for the sale of revolver pistols to the United States government.
January 13, 1847	The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican–American War in California.
January 16, 1847	Westward expansion of the United States: John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
January 30, 1847	Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California.
February 19, 1847	The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
February 22, 1847	Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops.
February 23, 1847	Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista: In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
March 9, 1847	Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.
March 29, 1847	Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
April 16, 1847	Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
April 18, 1847	American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
July 24, 1847	After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
July 24, 1847	Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.
July 26, 1847	Liberia declares its independence.
September 12, 1847	Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
September 13, 1847	Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
October 9, 1847	Slavery is abolished in the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy.
October 16, 1847	The novel Jane Eyre is published in London.
November 4, 1847	Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
November 10, 1847	The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.
November 19, 1847	The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened.
November 29, 1847	The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
November 29, 1847	Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
December 5, 1847	Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.