Timeline September 1842

Events in September 1842 3

• 1790 – 1842 Letitia Tyler (1790-1842) Died 10 September 1842, aged 51 Letitia Christian Tyler was the first wife of President John Tyler. She was the first First Lady to die while her husband was in office. She had been disabled by a stroke and made only one public appearance at the White House.
• 1792 – 1842 Francisco Morazán (1792-1842) Died 15 September 1842, aged 49 Honduran general Francisco Morazán was president of the Federal Republic of Central America and fought to keep the union together. He was overthrown and shot by firing squad in San José, Costa Rica. He is revered as a hero of Central American unity.
• 1842 Plug Plot Riots A wave of strikes sweeps industrial Britain Workers in the mills and mines of Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Midlands and Scotland went on strike against wage cuts. Strikers pulled the plugs from factory boilers to stop production. It is often described as the first general strike, and it was suppressed with troops and mass arrests.