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January 23 - Presidential elections will now be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in most states.
March 3 - Florida is admitted to the Union as the 27th state.
March 4 - James K. Polk becomes the 11th U.S. President.
May 3 - Macon B. Allen is the first African American lawyer admitted to the U.S. bar in
Worcester, Massachusetts.
August 27 - Anti-renters of Delaware County, New York disguised as Native Americans, kill the
sheriff to resist the collection of rents.
October 10 - The formal opening of the U.S. Naval Academy takes place in Annapolis,
Maryland.
December 29 - Texas is admitted to the Union as the 28th state.