WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1841
Find out what all happened January to May 1841

Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British. (20. January 1841)

The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally cedes. (26. January 1841)

A fire destroys two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (30. January 1841)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally. (9. March 1841)

William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and with the shortest term served. (4. April 1841)

The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens. (30. March 1841)

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