jan 1, 1845 - Potato Famine

Description:

- Mass starvation and disease, leading over 1 million Irish to die and nearly 1.5–2 million to emigrate to the U.S
- Caused a massive influx of poor, Catholic Irish immigrants to U.S. eastern cities (Boston, New York), fueling anti-Catholic nativism and providing cheap labor for industrialization

Added to timeline:

Date: