The Treaty of New Echota was signed.
On his second voyage, Charles Darwin arrived at Tahiti and noted rich fertile lands and intelligent natives.
Aboard the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin discovered the Galapagos Islands.
The first Europeans started the first permanent settlement of Melbourne.
Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.
Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson patented the screw propeller design.
P.T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
The first issue of the New York Herald was published by James Gordon Bennett, costing 1 cent per issue.
William Lamb became the British prime minister for the second time.
The US wasn't in debt on this day.
