1838–1839 forced migration of the Cherokee people. It dates on 25 May 1838 and lasted until 1839 (about 7 months). The setting was Southeastern United States. It was part of Trail of Tears. Those involved included Cherokee. Its causes included the Treaty of New Echota and Indian Removal Act. About 3,500 people died.
Before and after
- 1838Founding of Duke University
- 1838Founding of The Times of India
- 1838Friedrich Bessel measures the first stellar parallax
- 18 February 1838Birth of Ernst Mach
- from 25 May 1838 to 1 January 1839Cherokee removal
- from 18 August 1838 to 10 June 1842United States Exploring Expedition
- 1839Photography
- 1839Publication of Oliver Twist
- 1839Cell theory
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- 1811Mary Anning finds the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton
- 1824William Buckland describes Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur to be named
- 1842Richard Owen coins the word Dinosauria
- 3 June 1844The last great auks are killed
- 1905Henry Fairfield Osborn names Tyrannosaurus rex
- 30 August 1909Charles Walcott discovers the Burgess Shale
The era
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