John Caldwell Calhoun became the second vice president of the United States to hold office under two consecutive presidents, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
The Erie Canal opened connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
Johann Strauss (Composer)
The French hero of the American Revolution – the Marquis de Lafayette – bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House at
Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil, which had annexed Uruguay in 1811 after Uruguay became an independent nation apart from Spain.
The Republic of Bolivia was created after a 16-year struggle for independence from Spain. The South American nation was named after its revolutionary leader, Simón
The Creek Indian treaty was signed. Tribal chiefs agreed to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west.
The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
U.S. Congress approved Indian Territory (Present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for the forced relocation of the Eastern Indian tribes. This became known as “The Trail
