The reign of the Bernadotte begins in Sweden (Feb 5), Chile proclaims its independence from Spain (Feb 12), General Andrew Jackson and his American army invade Florida (Mar 15), Stars & Stripes is adopted as the flag of the United States, at the time with 20 stars (Apr 4), the justification of invading Florida is discussed in the U.S. Congress (Jul 15), the boundary between the U.S. and British North America is established as the 49th parallel (Oct 20), the Christmas carol Silent Night is first performed, near Salzburg, Austria (Dec 24), the First Seminole War between U.S. troops and the Seminole tribe in Florida goes on, leading later to Spain ceding Florida – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for 1818”
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