30 January 1826

The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world’s first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened….

22 May 1826

The HMS Beagle departs on its first voyage. Captain Pringle Stokes was appointed captain of Beagle on 7 September 1825, and the ship was allocated…

25 December 1826

The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy ends. ecember 25, 1826, at West Point was not a typical Christmas morning. Cadets stumbled from…