WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 1834
Find out what all happened January to July 1834

York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. (6. March 1834)

The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason. (3. April 1834)

The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years of terror. (15. July 1834)

Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law extinguishing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses of the regular religious orders", earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer". (30. May 1834)

The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal. (16. May 1834)

US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute. (29. January 1834)

Wake Forest University is established. (3. February 1834)

In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. (7. July 1834)

Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England were sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. (18. March 1834)