Honoré Daumier’s ‘Gargantua’ Censored
In this controversial lithograph, which was to be published in Charles Philipon’s newspaper La Caricature on December 16, 1831, Daumier depicted the corpulent monarch Louis-Philippe seated …
John C Calhoun’s Fort Hill Address
The idea that states have a constitutional right to nullify or veto acts of Congress gained ground with many Americans in the 1820s. One of …
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
“Removal” of the Native people east of the Mississippi to lands in the west as a policy of the United States originated with Thomas Jefferson, …
Royal Assent to the Metropolitan Police Act was Given and the Metropolitan Police Service was Established in London as the First Modern and Professional Police Force in the World
At the same time that the lieutenant general of police was trying to maintain public order in Paris, the reactive and inefficient urban policing system of …
The 1828 US Presidential Election
The United States in the 19th century saw major changes take hold on the political, social, industrial, and electoral level. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment …
The Preface of Websters 1828 Dictionary States ‘the Christian Religion Must be the Basis of Any Government intended to Secure the Rights… of a Free People.’
Noah Webster publishes the American Dictionary. He wrote in the preface of his 1828 Dictionary: “In my view, the Christian religion is the most important …
According to Joseph Smith, the Angel Moroni Appears to Him and Gives him a Record of Gold Plates
According to the testimony of Joseph Smith, on the night of September 21, 1823, Joseph Smith prayed to know God’s further will toward him. Steadily …
Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, “The Duty of Christian Freemen to Elect Christian Rulers,”
Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely gave a sermon entitled, “The Duty of Christian Freemen to Elect Christian Rulers,” on July 4, 1827. Rev. Ely called for …
Sir Walter Scott Publishes ‘The Life of Napoleon’ & in Volume II He States that the French Revolution was planned by the Illuminati
Sir Walter Scott publishes his nine volume set, ‘The Life of Napoleon’ and in Volume II he states that the French Revolution was planned by …
William Morgan Disappears Shortly after Announcing He Will Print a Book Exposing the Secrets of Freemasonry
From MurderByGaslight.com In the summer of 1826, William Morgan of Batavia, New York, announced his intention to publish a book exposing the secrets of Freemasonry. …