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Date |
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| 1 | 1829 | - 4 Mar 1829: Andrew Jackson sworn in as the 7th president of the United States.
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| 2 | 1830 | - Jan 1830: Population of New Orleans is 40,000. There are 16,710 free black men and women of color. As many as 701 in the New Orleans area own slaves themselves.
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| 3 | 1836 | - 1836: Texas wins independence from Mexico; Siege of the Alamo
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| 4 | 1837 | - 4 Mar 1837: Martin Van Buren becomes the 8th president of the United States.
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| 5 | 1838 | - May 1838: First New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade.
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| 6 | 1841 | - 4 Mar 1841: William Henry Harrison sworn in as the 9th President of the United States.
- 4 Apr 1841: President William Henry Harrison dies in office of natural causes; John Tyler sworn in as 10th president of the United States.
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| 7 | 1843 | - 1843: Charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol"
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| 8 | 1844 | - 1844: First Telegraph line connects Washington and Baltimore
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| 9 | 1845 | - 4 Mar 1845: James Polk takes over as the 11th president of the United States.
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| 10 | 1849 | - 1849: California Gold Rush
- 4 Mar 1849: Zachary Taylor becomes the 12th president of the United States.
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| 11 | 1850 | - 9 Jul 1850: Zachary Taylor dies in office of natural causes; Millard Fillmore sworn in as 13th president of the United States.
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| 12 | 1856 | - 11 Aug 1856: A Hurricane destroys a resort hotel, several gambling establishments, and approximately 100 houses on Last Island (Islas Dernieres); over 200 people perished, and the island was left void of vegetation and split in half.
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| 13 | 1857 | - 4 Mar 1857: Franklin Pierce becomes 14th president of the United States.
- 4 Mar 1857: James Buchanan becomes 15th president of the United States.
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| 14 | 1861 | - 1861: War of Northern Agression begins
- 4 Mar 1861: Abraham Lincoln sworn in as 16th president of the United States.
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| 15 | 1865 | - 1865: War between the States ends
- 15 Apr 1865: Abraham Lincoln assassinated; Andrew Johnson becomes 17th president of the United States.
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| 16 | 1869 | - 1869: East-West Railroad is completed
- 4 Mar 1869: Ulysses S. Grant takes office as 18th president of the United States.
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| 17 | 1877 | - 1877: Thomas Edison invents the record player
- 4 Mar 1877: Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th president of the United States.
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| 18 | 1881 | - 4 Mar 1881: James A. Garfield takes office as the 20th president of the United States.
- 19 Sep 1881: James A. Garfield assassinated; Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president of the United States.
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| 19 | 1883 | - 1883: Edison invents the Light Bulb
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| 20 | 1885 | - 4 Mar 1885: Grover Cleveland becomes the 22nd president of the United States.
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1827 - 1888 (61 years)