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1820-1829 Timeline of World Events
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed. This allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state. Maine was admitted as a free state. -
Napoleon I dies
Emperor Napoleon I died in exile. He was placed in exile on the island of St. Helena for 5 years before his death in 1821. -
First Public High School Opens
First public High School opens in Boston, Massachusetts. It is called English High School today, and is located in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. -
Brazil's Independence Day
Brazil gains its independence from Portugal. This day is now a National Holiday in Brazil. It is similar to the United States's Fourth of July. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine." This document declares that nations in the Western Hemisphere must be left alone by all nations or else. -
Steam Locomotive
First steam locomotive construction workshop in New Castle, England. -
"Trail of Tears"
Congress passes the Indian Removal Act. President Andrew Jackson forced the Native Americans west and many of them died. -
American Temperance Society
American Temperance Society formed in Boston, Massachusetts. The Temperance Society was a group who pledged to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. Within 10 years, 1.5 million pledged to abstain from alcohol use. -
Sultan slaughters 20,000
Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and an army of around 14,000 wiped out the Janissary. -
Mardi Gras
FIrst Mardi Gras celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras is a pre-Lenten celebration dating back to the Romans. It also has been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages. -
Webster's Dictionary published
The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary is published. It was published in America on April 21, 1828. -
Emancipation Act
This act was passed to stop an uprising in Ireland. It removed many of the substantial restrictions on Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom. Catholics could now sit on Parliament.
