Events in 1829

March 4, 1829

Jackson's Presidential Inauguration

Andrew Jackson's historic inauguration as the seventh U.S. President marked a revolutionary moment in American democracy, drawing an unprecedented crowd of 20,000 people and introducing a new era of populist politics.

October 5, 1829

Birth of Chester A. Arthur

Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, was born in Fairfield, Vermont. Despite some historical controversy about his birthplace and exact birth year, substantial evidence supports his birth date as October 5, 1829.