Birth of William Tecumseh Sherman
Birth of William Tecumseh Sherman
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1820 in United States of America
Explore 8 historical events and records for United States of America in 1820.
Historical records for United States of America in 1820
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Discovery of Antarctica
Sights Antarctic land near the peninsula from the sloop Hero, becoming one of the first Americans to report the continent
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Constitution of USA
The President & the Senate will appoint Government offices every 4 yrs. Put through Congress by William Crawford. Constitutional changs are put through Congress by William Crawford
Constitution of USA
The President & the Senate are to appoint Government offices every 4 yrs
Rule of Falkland Islands
Colonel David Jewett, an American sailor at the service of Buenos Aires and captain of the frigate Heroina, raises the flag of the United Provinces of the River Plate (which later became Argentina) at Port Louis.
Rule of Falkland Islands
When Argentina declares its independence from Spain in 1816, it laid claim to the islands according to the uti possidetis juris principle, since they had been under the administrative jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata.
Siege of Port Louis
Colonel David Jewett, an American sailor at the service of Buenos Aires and captain of the frigate Heroina, raises the flag of the United Provinces of the River Plate (which later became Argentina) at Port Louis
Smith Reports First Vision
Joseph Smith later described a youthful religious vision that became a foundational account in Latter Day Saint tradition.
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