WHAT HAPPENED IN 1848.
Look what happened the 1848.

In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens. (1. November 1848)

A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed. (3. November 1848)

Robert Blum, a German revolutionary, is executed in Vienna. (9. November 1848)

Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria. (2. December 1848)

California Gold Rush: In a message to the U.S. Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California. (5. December 1848)

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