Editing 1837 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 1]] – The destructive [[Galilee earthquake of 1837|Galilee earthquake]] causes thousands of deaths in [[Ottoman Syria]].
* [[January 26]] – [[Michigan]] becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States.
* [[February 4]] – [[Seminole]]s attack [[Fort Foster]] in [[Florida]].
* [[February 25]] – In [[Philadelphia]], the [[Institute for Colored Youth]] (ICY) is founded, as the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States.
* [[February]] – [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' begins publication in serial form in London.
* [[March 1]] – The [[Congregation of Holy Cross]] is formed in [[Le Mans]], France, by the signing of the Fundamental Act of Union, which legally joins the Auxiliary Priests of Blessed [[Basil Moreau]], CSC, and the Brothers of St. Joseph (founded by [[Jacques-François Dujarié]]) into one religious association.