The Revolutions of ‘48 continue: Feargus E. O’Connor, Member of Parliament for Nottingham, speaks to a crowd of fifty-thousand at Kennington Common, across the River Thames from Parliament. After the speech, O’Conner presents the House of Commons with a petition signed by nearly two-million Chartists, demanding universal male suffrage.
[added 9/20/2026]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Revolutions of 1848
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848
The biggest petition: the Chartists’ demand for the vote, April 1848 | Morning Star
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/biggest-petition-chartists-demand-vote-april-1848
Current U.s. National Debt:
