Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1821 - British engineer Henry Robinson Palmer patents a monorail system and builds an elevated monorail line linking the Royal Dock Victualling Yard and the river Thames.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1826 - Former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson dies bankrupt and heavily in debt at Monticello July 4 at age 83 on the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence that he wrote in 1776; former president John Adams dies at Quincy, Massachusetts, a few hours later at age 90.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1828 - Construction begins July 4 on the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1830 - The U.S. population reaches 12.9 million, including 3.5 million black slaves. The country receives 34,338 immigrants from Ireland during the year and 27,489 from England. The population of the world reaches 1 billion, up from 750 million in 1750.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 1837- Michigan is the 26th state admitted to the United States of America