1823

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (American-Canadian publisher, anti-slavery campaigner, first African American newspaper publisher, “Provincial Freeman”)

William Macy “Boss” Tweed (Corrupt political boss, New York City)

The poem “A visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore was published anonymously in the Troy (New York) Sentinel.

President Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.

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