Pennsylvania enacts a child labor law March 28 to restrict the age of workers. The first Public Health Act is issued in Britain. The first settlers arrive in New Zealand. The New York News Agency is founded by Hale and Burnett. From 1851 on, it is known as the Associated Press.
Famine strikes Europe.
Denmark permits grain imports free of duty to relieve the hunger. The new ball travels 25 yards farther than any feather ball. Professional golfer Tom Morris will begin using gutta-percha balls in 1852. London's Waterloo Station opens. The University of Mississippi is founded at Oxford.