WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1837
Find out what all happened June to October 1837

Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne. (20. June 1837)

Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool. (4. July 1837)

The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone on July 25, 1837 between Euston and Camden Town in London. (25. July 1837)

Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium". (18. September 1837)

The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish. (11. June 1837)

A system of the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales. (1. July 1837)

Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. (5. June 1837)