Timeline April 1845

Events in April 1845 2

• 1845 Great Fire of Pittsburgh Fire destroys a third of the city A fire spread across Pittsburgh in a single afternoon and destroyed about a third of the city. Roughly a thousand buildings burned and thousands of residents lost their homes. Rebuilding began almost immediately.
• 1845 Ramon Castilla becomes President of Peru Start of Castilla's first term Ramon Castilla took office as President of Peru after years of civil conflict. His government brought political stability, paid for by revenue from guano exports. He later abolished slavery and the tribute paid by indigenous people.