April–June April 7 – Pedro I abdicates as Emperor of Brazil in favor of his 5-year-old son Pedro II, who will reign for almost 59 years. April 18 The University of Alabama is founded. The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper is first published, as the Sydney Herald. April 27 Charles Albert becomes king of Sardinia after the death of King Charles Felix. Ending of the First Anglo-Ashanti War (1823–1831). May 26 – Battle of Ostrołęka: The Poles fight another indecisive battle. May 31 – Auxiliary paddle steamer Sophia Jane arrives at Sydney from London, becoming the first steamboat to operate in the coastal waters of New South Wales. May–June – Merthyr Rising: Coal miners and others riot in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, for improved working conditions. June 1 – British Royal Navy officer James Clark Ross locates the position of the North Magnetic Pole, at this time on the Boothia Peninsula. June 21 – The North Carolina State House and Canova's George Washington are destroyed by fire in Raleigh, North Carolina.
April–June April 7 – Pedro I abdicates as Emperor of Brazil in favor of his 5-year-old son Pedro II, who will reign for almost 59 years. April 18 The University of Alabama is founded. The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper is first published, as the Sydney Herald. April 27 Charles Albert becomes king of Sardinia after the death of King Charles Felix. Ending of the First Anglo-Ashanti War (1823–1831). May 26 – Battle of Ostrołęka: The Poles fight another indecisive battle. May 31 – Auxiliary paddle steamer Sophia Jane arrives at Sydney from London becoming the first steamboat to operate in the coastal waters of New South Wales. May–June – Merthyr Rising: Coal miners and others riot in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, for improved working conditions. June 1 – British Royal Navy officer James Clark Ross locates the position of the North Magnetic Pole, at this time on the Boothia Peninsula. June 21 – The North Carolina State House and Canova's George Washington are destroyed by fire in Raleigh, North Carolina.