What Happened in 1834

Douglas Serves as Morgan County State's Attorney

Lincoln's arch-rival Stephen A. Douglas became Morgan County prosecuting attorney in 1835, and William Jennings Bryan, an Illinois College... Read more

Gottlieb Daimler is Born

Automotive pioneer Gottlieb Daimler attended technical school and apprenticed as a gunsmith, before deciding in about 1861 that there would be a... Read more

The U.S. Senate censures Jackson for his action in removing U.S. funds from the Bank of The United States

The U.S. Senate censured Jackson on March 28, 1834, for his action in removing U.S. funds from the Bank of the United States. When the Jacksonians... Read more

Lincoln is Elected to the Illinois State Legislature

In 1834, he won an election to the state legislature and, after coming across the Commentaries on the Laws of England, began to teach himself law Read more