Timeline: Irena Whipple: Our Family History

1849 - Aft 1850 (> 2 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1845	4 Mar 1845—4 Mar 1849: James K. Polk U.S. Presidency
2	1849	1849—1849: Florin (2 shilling coin) introduced as the first step to decimalisation - which finally occurred in 1971! 4 Mar 1849—9 Jul 1850: Zachary Taylor U.S. Presidency
3	1850	9 Jul 1850—4 Mar 1853: Millard Fillmore U.S. Presidency
4	1851	1851—1851: Gold discovered in Australia 1 May 1851—1 May 1851: Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations ('Crystal Palace' exhibition) opened in Hyde Park