The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.

John C. Calhoun publishes Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States

Alexandre Dumas fils produces La dame aux camélias (Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette)

John James Audubon dies

Herman Melville publishes Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

The New York Times begins publication

Mary Shelley dies

Explore: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, What is a suitable thesis statement involving science for Frankenstein?, Is the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein good or evil?

Kate Chopin is born

Explore: The Awakening, The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin