1852: Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company

Douglas Coupland looks back at "Generation X" and a newly discovered ship provides evidence of a dramatic escape attempt during the fall of the Crusader city of Acre in 1291. [Mar 18]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1852 [Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking company]( On this day in 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their namesake business. The discovery of gold in California in 1849 prompted a huge spike in the demand for cross-country shipping. Wells and Fargo decided to take... [read more »]( History in the Headlines [Crusader Shipwreck Tells a Golden Knights' Tale »]( A sunken ship discovered in Israel’s Bay of Haifa appears to provide evidence of a dramatic escape attempt during the fall of Acre in 1291. [The Good Decade »]( Twenty years after the film "Trainspotting" captured a gritty 1990s zeitgeist, Douglas Coupland, the author who coined the term "Generation X," looks back at an oft-maligned decade. American Revolution 1766 [Parliament repeals the Stamp Act »]( Automotive 1933 [Studebaker goes bankrupt »]( Civil War 1864 [Lincoln praises Sanitary Commission for work with troops »]( Cold War 1950 [Nationalist Chinese forces invade mainland China »]( Crime 1999 [Three women are murdered at Yosemite »]( Disaster 1937 [Natural gas explosion kills schoolchildren in Texas »]( General Interest 1834 [Tolpuddle Martyrs banished to Australia »]( 1925 [The Tri-State Tornado »]( 1962 [French-Algerian truce »]( Hollywood 2008 [Anthony Minghella dies »]( Literary 1932 [John Updike is born »]( Music 1911 [Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century »]( Old West 1852 [Wells Fargo and Company established »]( Presidential 1837 [Grover Cleveland is born in Caldwell, New Jersey »]( Sports 2002 [Spectator death forces new rules for NHL games »]( Vietnam War 1969 [U.S. bombs Cambodia for the first time »]( 1970 [Lon Nol ousts Prince Sihanouk »]( World War I 1915 [Allies open attack on Dardanelles »]( World War II 1942 [War Relocation Authority is established in United States »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](