WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO AUGUST 1840
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York Minster is badly damaged by fire. (20. May 1840)
The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. (7. May 1840)
The transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished. (22. May 1840)
The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom. (1. May 1840)
Laborer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated. (1. August 1840)
The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (6. May 1840)
Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. (20. June 1840)
The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. (23. July 1840)
Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, is laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry. (27. April 1840)
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