President:
Pres: James Monroe
Pres: John Quincy Adams inaugurated
General
- Entertainment: Hudson River School of Art established
- Politics: End of "Era of Good Feelings"
Jackson resigns from Senate, starts early campaign
Both Adams and Jacksons call selves Republican - Split - National republicans (Adams) and Democratic-Republicans (Jackson)
East
- General: Money digging craze sweeps New England
- Maine: Fire comes over border from New Brunswick
- New York: Erie Canal completed
Baseball Club organized at Rochester
Midwest
South
West and Pacific
- Oregon Territory: Russia and Spain give up claims to Oregon territory
- Wyoming: First Mountain man Rendezvous held in Green River