The Day Both Pistols Misfired
On January 30, 1835, an unemployed house painter fired two pistols at President Andrew Jackson outside the U.S. Capitol — and both misfired in what experts called a 1-in-125,000 fluke.
Tales from the year 1835
Five Weeks in the Galápagos
On September 15, 1835, HMS Beagle sighted the Galápagos Islands, beginning the five-week visit that would help Charles Darwin rethink the origin of species.