Timeline: Levi Len Clarence Bracken: Our Family History

1850 - 1855 (4 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1849	4 Mar 1849—9 Jul 1850: Zachary Taylor U.S. Presidency
2	1850	9 Jul 1850—4 Mar 1853: Millard Fillmore U.S. Presidency
3	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
4	1852	1852—1852: Tasmania ceases to be a convict settlement 1852—1852: Wells Fargo established in USA
5	1853	1853—1853: Vaccination against smallpox made compulsory in Britain 4 Mar 1853—4 Mar 1857: Franklin Pierce U.S. Presidency
6	1854	1854—1854: Cigarettes introduced into Britain 27 Mar 1854—27 Mar 1854: Britain declares war on Russia (Crimean War) 25 Oct 1854—25 Oct 1854: Battle of Balaklava in Crimea (charge of the Light Brigade)