The second Earl Grey, famous for his tea brand, became Prime Minister of Britain.
US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.
The first train passenger service began.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in LaFayette, New York, by Joseph Smith.
The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.
The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
