1827 in the United States
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| 1827 in the United States | |
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| Decades: | 1800s 1810s – 1820s – 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1824 1825 1826 – 1827 – 1828 1829 1830 |
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Events from the year 1827 in the United States.
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- President: John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican/National Republican)
- Vice President: John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican/Democratic)
- Chief Justice: John Marshall
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: John W. Taylor (Dem.-Rep.-New York) (until March 4), Andrew Stevenson (D-Virginia) (starting December 3)
- Congress: 19th (until March 4), 20th (starting March 4)
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- February 28 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
- March 12 – In Brown v. Maryland, the United States Supreme Court rules that goods in their original package were under federal jurisdiction and thus not subject to state regulation.
- March 16 – Freedom's Journal, the first African-American owned and published newspaper in the United States, is founded in New York City by John Russwurm.
- May 21 – The Maryland Democratic Party is founded by supporters of Andrew Jackson in Baltimore and hosts its first meeting at the Baltimore Atheneum.
- July 14 – Kingdom of Hawaii: The Diocese of Honolulu is founded.
- J. J. Audubon's The Birds of America commences publication.
- September 3 – Ho-Chunk leader Red Bird surrenders to U.S. officials, ending the Winnebago War.
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