WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1849
Find out what all happened February to March 1849

The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Şaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized. (13. February 1849)

The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab. (29. March 1849)

University of Wisconsin-Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy. (5. February 1849)

The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara. (22. March 1849)

New Roman Republic established (9. February 1849)

In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken. (14. February 1849)

Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay, 4 months 22 days after leaving New York Harbor. (28. February 1849)