What Happened in 1824

Charles Dickens begins working at Warren's Blacking Factory

Just before his father's arrest, 12-year-old Dickens had begun working ten-hour days at Warren's Blacking Warehouse, on Hungerford Stairs, near the... Read more

Douglass Moves to Plantation on Wye River

When Douglass was about six years old, his grandmother walked with him the twelve miles from his childhood cabin to the Wye House plantation where... Read more

Joseph Fourier discovers "greenhouse effect"

Fourier is credited with the discovery in 1824 that gases in the atmosphere might increase the surface temperature of the Earth. This was the... Read more

Beethoven Finishes His Ninth Symphony

The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of... Read more

Davis Secures an Appointment to West Point

Jefferson Davis attended West Point along with notable US Military Academy members of his Class and others Classes who would later play a major... Read more

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson Is Born

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, one of Robert E. Lee's most outstanding generals in the Army of Northern Virginia, was born in Clarksburg,... Read more

The Grand Academy

Another important event of this period is Beethoven’s grand " Academy " during which Symphony No. 9 and three movements of the Missa solemnis were... Read more