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Poe is born on January 19th 1809
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Thirty-three employees of the Pacific Fur Company founded by John Jacob Astor embark on a six month journey around South America from New York Harbor.
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American journalist, editor, and publisher, Horace Greeley, is born.
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President James Madison wins the election and starts his second term.
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The first American railroad charter is granted by the state of New Jersey to John Stephens.
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The United States of America admits its 20th state, Mississippi.
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The flag of the United States is officially adopted by Congress with the configuration of thirteen red and white stripes and one star for each state in the union. At the time of adoption, with the most recent addition of Mississippi, the flag had twenty stars.
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A law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to Indians is passed, causing a disruption in the fur trade pattern that relied on the Indians to trap and hunt for the furs, in exchange for alcohol and other goods.
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John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as President
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The copyright for The American Dictionary of the English Language is registered and the book published that year by Noah Webster.
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Joseph Smith organizes the Mormon Church
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The first convention of the American Whig Party is held in Albany, New York.
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Tom Thumb, the American circus performer, is born.
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The first wagon train, with sixty-nine adults and several children, leave for California from Independence, Missouri.
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The New York Herald becomes the first newspaper to mention the game of baseball.
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The first woman doctor in the United States, Elizabeth Blackwell, is granted her degree by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York.
