William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock

27Jan
Indian Territory
The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
9Feb
United States presidential election, 1824
After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
2Mar
Capture of the El Mosquito
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
4Jun
Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
22Jun
Seigneurial system of New France
The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.

Deaths on August 20