June 6
June 6
President Jackson rides the Iron Horse
In Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland, President Andrew Jackson boards a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad train for a pleasure trip to Baltimore. Jackson, who had never been on a train before, was…
A Year In History: 1833
This Year in History:
1833
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
August 20
August 20
Benjamin Harrison is born
Future President Benjamin Harrison is born in North Bend, Ohio on August 20, 1833. Politics had long been the Harrison family business. At the time of his birth, Harrison’s father was…
September 10
September 10
Andrew Jackson shuts down Second Bank of the U.S.
President Andrew Jackson announces that the government will no longer use the Second Bank of the United States, the country’s national bank, on September 10, 1833. He then used his…
