1820 Fast Facts - History - U.S. Census Bureau
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WEBPOP Culture: 1820. ICONS: Spain Cedes Florida, 1824 Presidential Election, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proves that tomatoes are not poisonous by eating one in public on September 28, 1820. On November 20, 1820, the Nantucket, MA, whaling ship Essex sinks after being attacked by a sperm whale.
DA: 77 PA: 97 MOZ Rank: 10