1852 in the American Old West

1852 in the American Old West

"See also:"
1851 in the American Old West,
other events of 1852,
1853 in the American Old West and the
list of 'years in the American Old West'.

Events

* March 18 - Wells Fargo company founded to provide express and banking services to California
* March 20 - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe published
* November 2 - Franklin Pierce elected president

Births

* May 1 - Calamity Jane, frontierswoman (d. 1903)
* July 19 - Commodore Perry Owens, lawman and gunfighter (d. 1919)

Deaths

* June 29 - Henry Clay, US statesman and senator, key figure in Compromise of 1850


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