Video: 'History of Chicago in Around 5 Minutes'
(Saturday, March 4, 1837) — Chicago, which would become the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, was incorporated today as a city with a population of 4,170. Continue reading Chicago incorporated 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1837)
Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1836'
(Wednesday, February 8, 1837, during the United States presidential election, 1836) — Democratic Rep. Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky became the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the Senate today, defeating Whig VP nominee Rep. Francis Granger of New York by a vote of 36 to 16 divided strictly along party lines. Continue reading Senate elects Richard Mentor Johnson as 9th U.S. Vice President 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1837)
