America’s 250th birthday is coming up in July, so over the next few months Balladeer’s Blog will take a look at the anniversary years 1826, 1876, 1926 and 1976.
1826
U.S. President: John Quincy Adams Vice President: John C. Calhoun Speaker of the House: John W. Taylor Chief Justice: John Marshall
Number of Senators: 48 Number of House Representatives: 213 Number of Supreme Court Justices: 6
JANUARY
1st – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, famous American composer and pianist, is born.
5th – Maryland makes it law for the state to finance primary education for all, and also grants Jews the right to vote.
18th – In New Orleans, LA the Louisiana State Gazette aka Gazette d’etat begins daily publication.
24th – The Treaty of Washington between the U.S. and the Creek Nation is signed.
26th – Future First Lady Julia Dent Grant is born.
FEBRUARY
4th – James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans, the 2nd book of what is now known as The Leatherstocking Tales, is published.
5th – Future President Millard Fillmore married Abigail Powers. Continue reading
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