President:
Pres: Andrew Jackson
General
- Finance: Dollar shifts from silver to gold standard
- Natives: Indian territory created by act of Congress
- Politics: President Jackson censured by Senate for removing funding from Bank of the US
National Republicans of US become Whigs - anti-Jackson named for party in England who opposed tyrrany of George III
Grand National Consolidated Trades Union formed by Robert Owen but collapses before end of year,
Lloyd's Register of Shipping placed under control of Lloyd's Register Society,
East
- New York: David Ruggles opens first black bookstore and publishing company
Castle Garden Boat Club Association organized
Walter Hunt of New York constructs one of the first sewing machines
Cholera outbreak
Midwest
- Illinois: Abraham Lincoln (age 25) enters politics as assemblyman in IL legislature
South
- South Carolina: Alligator falls from sky near Charlestown
West and Pacific