What Happened in 1835

James Bowman Lindsay Demonstrates a Constant Electric Light

James Bowman Lindsay was born in Cotton of West Hills, Carmyllie near Arbroath in Angus, Scotland, son of John Lindsay, farm worker, and Elizabeth... Read more

The First Attempt To Kill A Sitting President Of The United States Occurrs

On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United... Read more

Davis Marries Sarah Knox Taylor

Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, was born at Fort Knox in Vincennes, Indiana,... Read more

P. T. Barnum Begins Career As Showman

In 1835 P. T. Barnum began as a showman with his purchase and exhibition of a blind and almost completely paralyzed slave woman, Joice Heth,... Read more

The Great Moon Hoax

During the final week of August 1835, a long article appeared in serial form on the front page of the New York Sun. It bore the headline: GREAT... Read more

Edgar Allan Poe marries his cousin, Virginia Clemm

Marriage plans were confirmed and Poe returned to Baltimore to file for a marriage license on September 22, 1835. The couple may have been quietly... Read more

Battle of Gonzales

The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between... Read more

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Born

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, was born November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri and spent his childhood in nearby... Read more

Edgar Allan Poe Takes a Job as Editor of the Southern Literary Messenger

December 1835 Southern Literary Messenger Poe takes a job as editor of the Southern Literary Messenger magazine. He publishes critical reviews of... Read more

A Group Of Seminoles And Escaped Slaves Ambush A U.S. Army Company Attempting To Forcibly Remove The Seminole

The US acquired Florida from Spain via the Adams-Onís Treaty and took possession in 1821. In 1832 the Seminoles were called to a meeting at Payne's... Read more

The Treaty Of New Echota Is Signed

The Treaty of New Echota was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835 in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and... Read more