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Charles Tennant
1838Oct, 1

Charles Tennant

Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
Charles Tennant (3 May 1768 – 1 October 1838) was a Scottish chemist and industrialist. He discovered bleaching powder and founded an industrial dynasty.

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Events on 1838

  • 6Jan

    Telegraphy

    Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
  • 28Jun

    Queen Victoria

    Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
  • 18Aug

    Puget Sound

    The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.
  • 3Sep

    Frederick Douglass

    Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
  • 27Oct

    Extermination Order (Mormonism)

    Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated.