What Happened in 1826

Joseph Smith Jr. Is Put On Trial As A 'Disorderly Person'

The evidence from published accounts and public records seem to allow one to be fairly certain in concluding that JS was detained and brought... Read more

Douglass is Sent to Baltimore to Live with Hugh Auld

Because Frederick had a natural charm that many people found engaging, he was chosen to be the companion of Daniel Lloyd, the youngest son of the... Read more

First Photograph Ever Taken

Long before the first public announcements of photographic processes in 1839, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a scientifically-minded gentleman living on... Read more

Edgar Allan Poe attends the University of Virginia

Poe attended the University of Virginia (1826-27), but was expelled for not paying his gambling debts. This led to quarrel with Allan, who refused... Read more

Thomas Jefferson Dies

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration... Read more

Willey Family Catastrophe

During the fall of 1825, Samuel Willey, Jr. of Bartlett moved into a small house in the heart of Crawford Notch with his wife, five children, and... Read more

John B. Henderson Is Born

John Brooks Henderson (November 16, 1826 – April 12, 1913) was a United States Senator from Missouri and a co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to... Read more