1821 Events

1821 Davis Attends Transylvania University
Davis went on to Jefferson College at Washington, Mississippi, in 1818, and to Transylvania University at Lexington, Kentucky, in 1821. In 1824, Davis entered the United States Military A...
1821 Jan 8 The Treaty Of Doak's Stand Is Proclaimed
The Treaty of Doak's Stand (7 Stat. 210, also known as Treaty with the Choctaw) was signed on October 18, 1820 (proclaimed on January 8, 1821) between the United States and the Choctaw In...
1821 Feb 3 Elizabeth Blackwell is born
Born in England, Elizabeth Blackwell was educated in her early years by private tutor. Samuel Blackwell, her father, moved the family to the United States in 1832. He became involved, as ...
1821 Mar 5 James Monroe's second inauguration
In 1821, March 4 fell on a Sunday for the first time that presidential inaugurations had been observed. Although his previous term had expired on Saturday, the President waited until th...
1821 Mar 10 Andrew Jackson Begins His Reign As Military Governor
The executions, and Jackson's invasion of territory belonging to Spain, a country with which the U.S. was not at war, created an international incident. Many in the Monroe administration ...
1821 Aug 10 Missouri is the 24th State Admitted to the Union
On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the land, Missouri was acquired by the U.S. as p...
1821 Aug 24 Treaty of Córdoba is Signed, Establishing Mexico's Independence from Spain
In early 1821, Agustín de Iturbide, the leader of the Royalist forces, negotiated the Plan of Iguala with Vicente Guerrero. Under the plan, Mexico would be established as an independent c...
1821 Aug 29 First Treaty of Chicago
The first treaty of Chicago was signed by Michigan Territorial Governor Lewis Cass and Solomon Sibley for the United States and representatives of the Ottawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi on Au...
1821 Dec 31 Andrew Jackson Ends His Reign As Military Governor
The executions, and Jackson's invasion of territory belonging to Spain, a country with which the U.S. was not at war, created an international incident. Many in the Monroe administration ...