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A notable passing
Col. Thomas Stickney of Concord, known for his bravery during the Battle of Bennington, dies. -
Go (mid) West!
The territory of Illinois organizes. It includes present-day Wisconsin. -
Region's first taxman.
The first toll gatherers are appointed for the Fourth New Hampshire Turnpike, a road running from Boscawen to Lebanon. By 1836, the tolls had generated $123,562 and plenty of aggravation. They were removed in 1840, and freight traffic flourished. -
Bring in your strays!
At town meeting, Warner voters agree to build a town pound made of stone %u201Cwith a large piece of hewed timber all round the top.%u201D The job goes to Edmund Sawyer for $37. -
A destined pair
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin are born. -
Madison takes office.
James Madison succeeds Thomas Jefferson as president. -
Pembroke town meeting
At the Pembroke town meeting, voters approve a municipal budget totaling just $300. -
Napoleon victorious.
At the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria, Napoleon I defeats Austria. (Painting by Jacques-Louis David.) -
A new paper in town.
Isaac Hill, 21, publishes the first issue of the New Hampshire Patriot, a predecessor to the Concord Monitor. -
Religious fervor in Andover.
The Andover Monthly Meeting %u2013 a congregation of Freewill Baptists %u2013 reports an exciting gathering. %u201CThe power of God came down and forced a wonderful travail for backsliders. Two came forward and confessed and three or four fell on the floor and lay more than half an hour in travail.%u201D -
Noted abolitionist dies.
Death of Beilby Porteus, English bishop and abolitionist. -
Sweeds say 'We're free!'
Sweden declares independence. A constitutional monarchy is established. -
Steaming to Philadelphia.
The first U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia. -
A step towards rail travel.
The first practical U.S. railroad track is established in Philadelphia. It's wooden and designed for horse-drawn cars. -
Earthquake!
Severe earthquakes strike the Azores. The village of Sao Miguel sinks. (Modern map of the islands.) -
Fire destroys local clock factory.
An immense fire near the present-day Fayette Street in Concord destroys Timothy Chandler%u2019s clock factory, along with barns, outbuildings, a shop and a home. -
Noted explorer dies.
Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder%u2019s Stand. (Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale.) -
Don't trust my wife.
Moses Mudgett of Weare purchases a newspaper ad forbidding all persons from harboring or trusting his wife, Ruth, because she had left him and was running him into debt. -
Writing with steel
Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen. -
Leave your masks at the door.
Wearing masks at balls is forbidden in Boston.
