1851 navy snake grips. Mid- May to mid- July – Great Flood of 1851: Extensive flooding sweeps across the Midwestern United States. Learn about 65 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1851 or search by date or keyword. January 15 – Christian Female College, later Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. Unprecedented growth in the 1850s strained the fragile agreements that had kept the nation united, but had also kept it part slave, part free. Events from the year 1851 in the United States. The town of Des Moines is virtually washed away, and many rainfall records hold for 160 years. Discover events in 1851. The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, also known as the Horse Creek Treaty, was negotiated to legalize emigrant passage through Native American lands and to minimize violence and disruption caused by intertribal conflicts. The addition of each new state to the Union rattled the delicate political balance carved out by compromises in Congress. After the success of London's 1st ever World Exhibition in 1851, other cities in the world started making plans for ones of their own. 1yxbg gpm ffbskx vexu 6tz syx v5s bfzdu wv fzgjw3dy