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When Jefferson died on the night of July 4, 1826, Colbert was counted among those at the bedside of the former president. [ 1 ] According to Edmund Bacon , chief overseer at Monticello for nearly two decades from 1806 to 1822, "Mr. Jefferson had a large number of favorite servants, that were treated just as well as could be.
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh!
A. Joel Abbot (politician) Clarke Abel; John Adams; Adam Georg von Agthe; Francisco Agüero Velasco; Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau; Antonio Aldini
9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 4 years, 65 days before 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 6 years, 325 days before 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) 21 years, 111 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
January 24 – Henry H. Chambers, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1825 to 1826 (born 1790) February 7 – Thomas Todd, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1807 to 1826 (born 1765) July 4 John Adams, second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801, first vice president of the United States from 1789 to 1797 (born 1735) [5]
The death of a young Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Indiana nearly 100 years ago has finally been ruled a lynching, officials said. Black man's death in Indiana ruled a lynching ...
New stars would be added on July 4 after a new state had been admitted. [2] 1827 – Slavery is abolished in the State of New York. 1831 – Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities. 1832 – John Neal delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women. [3] [4]
Abby Williams and Libby German were found murdered in 2017 near Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. After years of uncertainty, local man Richard Allen has been found guilty and sentenced to 130 ...