WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1859
Find out what all happened February to March 1859

Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. (14. February 1859)

Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities, an autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire, which ushered the birth of the modern Romanian state. (5. February 1859)

The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt. (4. February 1859)

Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This is the first time this defense is successfully used in the United States. (19. February 1859)

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