What Happened in Dec 1842

Charles Sherwood Stratton, aka 'General Tom Thumb' Performs at Barnum's American Museum

Visiting his home state of Connecticut on a cold November night in 1842, the great showman Phineas T. Barnum thought to track down an amazingly... Read more

Hawaiian Independence Recognized by the United States

Faced with the problem of foreign encroachment of Hawaiian territory, His Hawaiian Majesty King Kamehameha III deemed it prudent and necessary to... Read more