What Happened in 1830

Lincoln Family Relocates to Illinois

Abraham Lincoln arrived with his family in the area in 1830 to settle a section of government land bisected by the river. The site, now Lincoln... Read more

Book Of Mormon Is Published

In late March of 1830, the first copies of the Book of Mormon were published, and the first official missionary work began, as Joseph Smith... Read more

Jackson Interrupts Robert Hayne's Toast To Openly Challenge John C. Calhoun

Particularly notable was an incident at the April 13, 1830 Jefferson Day dinner, involving after-dinner toasts. Robert Hayne began by toasting to... Read more

Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act

The Removal Act paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West. The first... Read more

The Indian Removal Act Is Passed

Indian Removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to remove Native American tribes living east of the... Read more

Edgar Allan Poe enrolls at West Point

Frances Allan died on February 28, 1829, and Poe visited the day after her burial. Perhaps softened by his wife's death, John Allan agreed to... Read more

Belgian Revolution

The authorities permitted, on the evening of the 25th, the first performance of an opera by Scribe and Auber, entitled La Muette de Portici, which... Read more

The Treaty Of Dancing Creek Is Signed

On September 27, 1830, the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed. It represented one of the largest transfers of land that was signed between... Read more

Pope Pius VIII dies

Pius VIII was in very poor health from his election until his death. Nevertheless there were rumours that he had been poisoned. Prince Don Agostino... Read more

The First Regularly Scheduled Passenger Train In The United States Begins Operation

On Christmas Day, December 25, 1830, the first regularly scheduled passenger train in the United States began operation. Chartered in 1827, the... Read more