Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing travels across the Sahara and becomes the first European to reach the fabled trading city of Timbuktu; he is murdered near there a few weeks later
Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing travels across the Sahara and becomes the first European to reach the fabled tr
Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing travels across the Sahara and becomes the first European to reach the fabled trading city of Timbuktu; he is murdered near there a few weeks later
Events Before
US President James Monroe urges Congress to approve creation of Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi River, for the
US President James Monroe urges Congress to approve creation of Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi River, for the relocation of Eastern Indian tribes to 'promote their welfare and happiness" [1]
Russia and Britain establish the Alaska-Canada boundary
The Alaska boundary dispute was a territorial dispute between the United States and the British Empire over the Canada–United States border regarding Alaska between the 1890s and 1900s.
Author and scholar Wilhelm Grimm (39) weds Henriette Dorothea
Author and scholar Wilhelm Grimm (39) weds Henriette Dorothea
Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia
Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia
Portugal recognizes the independence of its former colony Brazil
Portugal recognizes the independence of its former colony Brazil
Events After
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbrid
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844
Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (26) weds first wife Sarah Dwight
Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (26) weds first wife Sarah Dwight
Future US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee
Future US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee
More from the 1820s
Godert van der Capellen resigns as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Godert van der Capellen resigns as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
The Dutch Trading Company (NHM) is granted a monopoly on the sale of opium in Java and Madura
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbrid
American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844
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