Showman P. T. Barnum showcased Joice Heth falsely claiming that she was a 161-year-old African American nanny to George Washington.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The Treaty of New Echota was signed.
First shots of the Texas Revolution fired in the Battle of Gonzales.
Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson patented the screw propeller design.
P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
The first issue of the New York Herald was published by James Gordon Bennett, costing 1 cent per issue.
The US wasn't in debt on this day.
The US government passed the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
Leonard Norcross was granted the first US patent for an underwater diving suit.
The Portage Railroad Line in Pennsylvania built the first railroad tunnel in the US.
The Sun newspaper was published for the first time in New York City.
The New York and Harlem Railroad became the first railroad to operate in the US.
Nat Turner was arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.
The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
The Tremont Hotel in Boston became the first modern hotel in the United States.
Inventor William Austin Burt patented the typographer, also known as the typewriter in the US.
America published the country's first American Dictionary of English Language.
The last slaves in New York were freed.
The first African American newspaper called 'Freedom's Journal' was published in the US.
Eggnog riots begin at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Erie Canal opens for ships.
House puts John Quincy Adams in the White House.
Mexico was officially recognized as an independent nation by the US.
The New York Horticultural Society was founded.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
The New York Eye Infirmary opened, and it was the first specialty hospital of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Maine became the 23rd state to join the United States of America.
Alabama became the 22nd state to join the United States of America.
Norwich University was founded in Vermont.
The Bank of Savings in New York City became the first bank in the US.
Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America.
US Congress released a US flag that featured 20 stars and 13 red and white stripes.
Mississippi was admitted to the Union, making it the 20th American state.
The US had its first sword-swallowing performance in New York City.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The New York Stock Exchange was founded.
Indiana became the 19th state to join the United States of America.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed, which ended the War of 1812 between the US, the UK, and their allies.
The British Burn Down Washington.
British forces retaliated against the United States and burned Buffalo, New York, to the ground.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
US President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.
Louisiana became the 18th state to join the United States of America.
First abdominal surgery performed.
Mary Kies became the first woman ever to acquire a patent.
