    __notoc__ year 1838 (mdcccxxxviii) was a common year starting on monday (link will display the full calendar) of the gregorian calendar and a common year starting on saturday of the 12-day slower julian calendar. == events == === january&ndash;march === * january 10 &ndash; a fire destroys lloyd's coffee house and the royal exchange in london. * january 21 &ndash; the first known report about the lowest temperature on earth was made, indicating â60 Â°c (â76 Â°f) in yakutsk. === april&ndash;june === * april 4&ndash;22 &ndash; the paddle steamer  makes the transatlantic crossing to new york from cork, ireland, in eighteen days, though not using steam continuously. * april 8&ndash;23 &ndash; isambard kingdom brunel's paddle steamer  (1838) makes the transatlantic crossing to new york from avonmouth, england, in fifteen days, inaugurating a regular steamship service. * april 30 &ndash; nicaragua declares independence from the federal republic of central america. * may ** the people's charter is drawn up in the united kingdom, demanding universal suffrage. ** lord durham and his entourage arrive in upper canada to investigate the cause of the 1837 rebellion in that province. this leads to durham submitting the durham report to britain. ** an insurrection breaks out in tizimÃ­n, beginning the campaign for the independence of yucatÃ¡n from mexico. * may 26 &ndash; the people of the cherokee nation are forcibly relocated during the trail of tears in the united states. * may 28 &ndash; braulio carrillo is sworn in as head of state of costa rica, thus beginning his second term in office. * june 10 &ndash; 28 indigenous australians are killed in the myall creek massacre. * june 28 &ndash; coronation of 
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