1836 - What happened in 1836 ?

February 1836

Tuesday 23:

The Siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.

Thursday 25:

Samuel Colt receives an American patent for the Colt revolver.

March 1836

Tuesday 01:

A Convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.

Wednesday 02:

Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.

Saturday 05:

Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver (.34-caliber).

Sunday 06:

After a 13-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 189 Texas volunteers defending the Alamo are defeated and the fort taken.

Sunday 27:

Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texans at Goliad, Texas.

April 1836

Wednesday 20:

U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.

Thursday 21:

Texas Revolution: Battle of San Jacinto – Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

Friday 22:

Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

May 1836

Sunday 15:

Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse.

June 1836

Wednesday 15:

Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.

Thursday 16:

Formation of the London Working Men's Association begins the Chartist Movement

September 1836

Thursday 01:

Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.

Monday 05:

Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.

October 1836

Sunday 02:

Naturalist Charles Darwin returns to Falmouth, England aboard the HMS Beagle after a five-year journey collecting biological data he will later use to develop his theory of evolution.

Saturday 22:

Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.

December 1836

Saturday 10:

Emory College, now Emory University, is chartered in Oxford, Georgia.

Tuesday 27:

The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people.

Wednesday 28:

Spain recognizes independence of Mexico.