1733 - First Freemasons lodge opened in what will become the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.
1825Events January 4 King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies and is succeeded by his son Francis I of the Two Sicilies. February 9 After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John - Malden IslandMalden Island is a small, barren, uninhabited island in the central Pacific Ocean of 35 sq mi (91 km²) at 4 deg. It is part of the Line Islands belonging to Republic of Kiribati, chiefly notable for its "mysterious" prehistoric ruins (of Polynesian origin discovered.
1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen - Indian WarsThe Indian Wars were a series of long-running conflicts between the government and military (regular and irregular) of the United States and the Native American peoples of North America. However, the name is misleading as it suggests that the Native Ameri: Chief PocatelloChief Pocatello ( 1815 October 1884) was a leader of Shoshoni, a Native American people in western North America. He led attacks against early settlers during a time of increasing strife between emigrants and Native Americans. After making peace with the of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder , promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern IdahoIdaho ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Gem State Other U. States Capital Boise Largest City Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 14th 216,632 km²214,499 km² 2,133 km²1% Population Total ( 2000) Density Ranked 39th1,2 and northern Utah.