1840

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1839 1840 1841

Events

• World Anti-Slavery Conference
• First Hawaiian constitution adopted.
• Khant chief Vavlo Nenyang is captured once again by Russian forces.
• German inventor Joseph Faber demonstrates his talking machine Euphonia in Vienna and is ignored. He later leaves for America.

Timeline

• September 7: Alfred T. Mahan is born.