This Year in History:
1832
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
On July 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoes the government’s effort to re‑charter the Second Bank of the United States, one of his most forceful actions against the institution, which…
What is believed to be the first recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurs when four people are thrown off a vacant car on the Granite Railway near Quincy, Massachusetts.…
Citing political differences with President Andrew Jackson and a desire to fill a vacant Senate seat in South Carolina, John C. Calhoun becomes the first vice president in U.S. history…
