Events on January 30 in history

Trinity Peninsula (January 30, 1820)

Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica.

Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the south-east coast. Prime Head is the northernmost point of this peninsula. Some 20 kilometers southeast of Prime Head is Hope Bay with the year-round Argentinian Esperanza Base.

Edward Bransfield (c. 1785 – 31 October 1852) was an Irish sailor who became an officer in the British Royal Navy, serving as a master on several ships, after being impressed into service in Ireland at the age of 18. He is noted for his participation in several explorations of parts of Antarctica, including a sighting of the Trinity Peninsula in January 1820.

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6 Feb

American Colonization Society
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
3 Mar

Missouri Compromise
The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
6 Mar

Louisiana Purchase
The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
24 Aug

History of Portugal
Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
15 Sep

Lisbon
Constitutionalist revolution in Lisbon, Portugal.

Events on January 30 in history

Trinity Peninsula (January 30, 1820)

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Events on 1820

American Colonization Society

Missouri Compromise

Louisiana Purchase

History of Portugal

Lisbon