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| Arrest of Blackhawk Davis, Jefferson | |
| the Indian chieftain, Blackhawk, is captured & placed in the charge of Lieutenant Davis |
| Birth of Garfield, James Abram Garfield, James Abram | |
| Cuyahoga County Birth of James Abram Garfield, Orange, Ohio, youngest of 5 children born on a poor farm on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio, the poorest man ever to become President |
| Diplomacy Jackson, Andrew | |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |
| Minister of Britain Buren, Martin van | |
| Appointed Minister of Britain |
| Press Garrison, Willian Lloyd | |
| Boston Publishes The Liberator in Boston, the first anti-slavery paper |
| Treaty of Commercial Jackson, Andrew | |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |