President:
Pres: Andrew Jackson
Pres: Martin Van Buren elected over William Henry Harrison and others
General
- Americana: Death of Betsy Ross the reputed maker of the American flag
Unofficial Constitutional Convention notes released to public
- Crime: Attempted assassination attempt on President Jackson fails due to two misfires
- Finance: National bank charter not renewed
Jackson issues "Specie Circular" backing all bank notes with gold or silver - forces closure of banks
- Population: Births, marriages and deaths must be recorded by law
- Technology: American patent for manufacture of white phosphorus matches granted to AD Phillips
East
- New York: NYSE bars members from conducting business in the streets
Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson NY formed
- Vermont: African-American Alexander Twilight wins seat in State legislature - first elected in US
Midwest
South
- Arkansas: Disenfranchisement of Blacks
Admission into union as #35
- Texas: Siege of the Alamo - Davy Crockett killed
Battle of San Jacinto with cry of "Remember the Alamo"
Texas wins independence with General Sam Houston as first president
Seven killed by Comanches at Fort Parker Massacre
West and Pacific
- General: Bad weather wipes out crops
- California: Quake estimated at 6.5