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Historical Event(s)
– The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the “Trail of Tears”.
– After no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
– The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and migrate west.
– Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
– The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
– Bolivia gains independence from Spain.
– Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
– Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil.
– The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens, and begins operation of the world’s first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains.
– The Treaty of St. Louis (1825) between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
Who Were Born On ?
– Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician (d. 1893)
– Alexander F. Mozhayskiy, Russian aviation pioneer (d. 1890)
– Ferdinand Lassalle, German politician (d. 1864)
– John Hunt Morgan, American Confederate cavalry general (d. 1864)
– Joachim Heer, Swiss politician (d. 1879)
– Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic (d. 1904)
– Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892)
– Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (d. 1893)
– Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)
– Samuel Newitt Wood, American Politician (d. 1891)