1821 - The United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in takes possession of its newly-bought territory of FloridaFlorida is a southern state in the United States. It is known as the Sunshine State. Florida" is a Spanish adjective which means "flowery". It was discovered by Spanish explorers during the Easter season, which is called Pascua Florida in Spanish. Postal from SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc.
1832Events February 12 Ecuador annexes the Galapagos Islands February 12 serious cholera epidemic begins in London from the East London. It is declared officially over in early May but deaths continue. At least 3000 victims March 24 In Hiram, Ohio a group of - President Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson ( March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. Sometimes nicknamed "Old Hickory," Jackson was the first president not born an aristocrat. Early life Andrew Jackson's Scotch-Irish pa vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United StatesThe Second Bank of the United States was founded in 1816, five years after the expiration of the First Bank of the United States and the chaos that ensued. This second bank was patterned after the first. The legality of the Bank was upheld in the 1819 Sup.
1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United - Millard FillmoreMillard Fillmore Order 13th President Term of Office July 10, 1850 March 3, 1853 Followed Zachary Taylor Succeeded by Franklin Pierce Date of Birth January 7, 1800 Place of Birth Summerhill, New York Date of Death March 8, 1874 Place of Death Buffalo, New is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States.
1985 - After a storm of controversy surrounding a change in its cola's formula (see New Coke), Coca-Cola re-introduces the old formula as "Coca-Cola Classic."
2000 - In southern Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 250 villagers who were scavenging gasoline.
2002 - At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting " The Massacre of the Innocents " is sold for £49.5million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson.
2003 - A Neoplan bus, owned by Kowloon Motor Bus, crashed by a container truck and fell from the flyover of Tuen Mun Road, into the valley under it. 21 people (including the driver) were killed in this accident. This is the largest number of deaths by bus crashes in Hong Kong.
