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Events. January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in the United States, begins. January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. January 30 – Romney Literary Society established as the Polemic Society of Romney, West Virginia. February 2 – The Supreme Court under John Marshall rules in favor of ...
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Nov 4, 2017 · Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Jan 16 Godert van der Capellen, becomes Governor-General of Dutch East Indies. University of Virginia Chartered. Jan 25 University of Virginia chartered by Commonwealth of Virginia, with Thomas Jefferson one of its founders. 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson. Raffles Arrives in Singapore.
3rd US President Thomas Jefferson. Raffles Arrives in Singapore. Jan 28 British colonial officer Stamford Raffles lands in Singapore. British Statesman and Founder of Singapore Stamford Raffles. 1819 History. Famous Birthdays. Jan 1 Arthur Hugh Clough, English poet, friend of Matthew Arnold, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1861)
When news arrived in January 1819 that the value of cotton had broken—dropping 25% in a single day—the ensuing panic drove the country into recession. Williams Jones resigned from his position as BUS president and was replaced by South Carolinian Langdon Cheves .
In March 1818, Jackson pursues the Seminoles into Spanish Florida -- where he suspects they are receiving assistance -- takes the fort of St. Marks on March 6, forces the surrender of Fort Carlos de Barrancas, and executes, among others, a Scot Indian trader and a British lieutenant.
January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins. January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. January 29 – Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. February 2 – Dartmouth College v.
