▁Kl iss ow . ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁– ▁Un success ful ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁conquer ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁for ▁the ▁Russian - American ▁Company , ▁Georg ▁Anton ▁Sch ä f fer ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁admit ▁defeat ▁and ▁leave ▁K au ai . ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁– ▁Cor on ation ▁of ▁George ▁IV ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁– ▁The ▁British ▁Medical ▁Association ▁is ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Medical ▁and ▁S urg ical ▁Association ▁by ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁H ast ings ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁Board ▁Room ▁of ▁the ▁Wor c ester ▁Inf irm ary . ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁– ▁Brun el ' s ▁steam ship ▁the ▁ ▁is ▁launched , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁ocean - going ▁craft ▁with ▁an ▁iron ▁h ull ▁and ▁sc rew ▁prop eller , ▁becoming ▁the ▁largest ▁vessel ▁af loat ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁– ▁Great ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Fire ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 5 : ▁The ▁last ▁great ▁fire ▁to ▁affect ▁Manh attan ▁began ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁was ▁sub du ed ▁that ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁fire ▁killed ▁four ▁fire fig h ters , ▁ 2 6 ▁civ ili ans , ▁and ▁destroyed ▁ 3 4 5 ▁buildings . ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁– ▁Women ' s ▁rights : ▁A ▁two - day ▁Women ' s ▁Rights ▁Convention ▁opens ▁in ▁Sen eca ▁F alls , ▁New ▁York . ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁American