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August 16 – Lafayette visits the United States, departing on September 7, 1825. October 26 – U.S. presidential election opens. Andrew Jackson will receive more popular votes than John Quincy Adams in the first election in which this vote is reported. November 1 – Miami University (chartered 1809) delivers its first classes in Oxford, Ohio.
1846 – The United States and Great Britain sign the Oregon Treaty. 1847 – Abraham Lincoln introduces himself to the world by his introduction of the Spot Resolutions in the House. 1847 – Battle of Buena Vista. 1847 – Battle of Veracruz. 1848 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican–American War.
May 10 – Astor Place Riot occurs in Manhattan. June 6 – Fort Worth, Texas is founded. September 1 – The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewistown, Pennsylvania to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, opens for service. September 17 – Harriet Tubman emancipates herself.
May. May 1: Empire State Building completed. May 1 – Construction of the Empire State Building is completed in New York City. May 7 – "Siege of West 91st Street": 18-year-old serial murderer Francis "Two Gun" Crowley surrenders after a 2-hour gun battle with New York City Police Department witnessed by 15,000 bystanders.
Explorers program: Launch of Explorer 6 satellite from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Roseburg blast in Oregon, caused when a truck carrying explosives catches fire, kills 14 and causes $12 million worth of damage. August 17. The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwest Montana kills 28.
October 1 – The Ideal Toy Company debuts the Evel Knievel stunt-cycle, which would go on to become one of the best-selling toys of Christmas 1973. October 6 – American Country Countdown, a country music -oriented spin off of the nationally syndicated radio program American Top 40, debuts with host Don Bowman.
The Soviets release the American officers, including 2 generals, November 10. October 25 – The wreck of the Confederate submarine Hunley is found off Charleston, South Carolina, by pioneer underwater archaeologist, Dr. E. Lee Spence, [5] then just 22 years old. Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a ship in warfare. October 26
The rapid expansion of education past age 14 set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. [ 82] From 1910 to 1940, high schools grew in number and size, reaching out to a broader clientele. In 1910, for example, 9% of Americans had a high school diploma; in 1935, the rate was 40%. [ 190]