What happened in 1843?

U.S. Grant graduates West Point. Another former West Pointer, Edgar Allan Poe, publishes. The first major wagon train heads west. A Christmas Carol.

1. Former West Point cadet Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart is published. What Happened in 1843?

2. The world’s first bored tunnel opens underneath the River Thames in London. It Is 1843 A.D.

3. The first major wagon train departs for the western United States. It Is 1843 A.D.

4. Charles Dickens Christmas Carol is published. It Is 1843 A.D.

5. Henry James is born. It Is 1843 A.D.

6. Tivoli opens in Copenhagen. It Is 1843 A.D.

7. The world doesn’t end on 21 March as predicted by Preacher William Miller. His response: "I confess my error, and acknowledge my disappointment; yet I still believe that the day of the Lord is near, even at the door." It Is 1843 A.D.

8. Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling is published. It Is 1843 A.D.

9. Ivar’s Mission: D-Day Travel back in time to West Point, New York. 6 June 1843. 4 weeks before the graduation of the class of 1843.

10. Free audiobook shorts on Soundcloud from the Time Patrol series. Click on box. Roland’s complete mission from Independence Day. 4 July 1865, at Gettysburg. HERE Mac’s complete mission from D-Day. 6 June 1944.

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