1833 in the United States
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| 1833 in the United States | |
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| Decades: | 1810s 1820s – 1830s – 1840s 1850s |
| Years: | 1830 1831 1832 – 1833 – 1834 1835 1836 |
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Events from the year 1833 in the United States.
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[edit] Incumbents
- President: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
- Vice President: vacant (until March 4), Martin Van Buren (Democratic) (starting March 4)
- Chief Justice: John Marshall
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Andrew Stevenson (D-Virginia)
- Congress: 22nd (until March 4), 23rd (starting March 4)
[edit] Events
[edit] January–March
- March 2 – President Andrew Jackson signs the Force Bill, which authorizes him to use troops to enforce Federal law in South Carolina.
- March 4 – Andrew Jackson is sworn in for his second term as President of the United States.
[edit] April–June
- May 11 – French-American farmhand Antoine le Blanc murders family of three.
- June 6 – President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train.
[edit] July–September
- July 29 – Old State Bank erected in Decatur, Alabama.
- August 12 – The city of Chicago is established at the estuary of the Chicago River by 350 settlers.
- August 20 – Future United States President Benjamin Harrison is born in Ohio. From this date until the death of former U.S. President James Madison on June 28, 1836, there are a total of 19 living Presidents of the United States (3 former, 1 current, and 15 known future); more than any other time period in U.S. history.
- September 2 – Oberlin College is founded in Ohio by John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart.
[edit] October–December
- November 12–13 – Stars Fell on Alabama: A spectacular occurrence of the Leonid meteor shower is observed in Alabama.
- December – Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio
[edit] Ongoing
- Nullification Crisis (1832–1833)
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