WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1842
Find out what all happened February to April 1842

Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long. (30. March 1842)

John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine. (21. February 1842)

Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera writers. (9. March 1842)

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed; (17. March 1842)

Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien. (7. February 1842)

The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush. (9. March 1842)

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