Two presidents die on the same day. Exactly 50 years after the 4th of July 1776. Beethoven writes some music. The first internal combustion engine is patented. What else?

1. What Happened in 1826?
New York City is the most populous city in the
country, packed with almost 150,000 people

2. It is 1826 A.D.
Beethoven finishes the String Quartet in C
Sharp Minor

3. It is 1826 A.D.
The Eggnog Riot breaks out at West Point

4. It is 1826 A.D.
The first commercial rail line in the U.S., the Granite
Railway, opens

5. It is 1826 A.D.
Julia Dent, future wife of U.S. Grant, and Varina
Howell, future wife of Jefferson Davis, are born

6. It is 1826 A.D.
The first internal combustion engine is patented

7. Moms’ Mission: Independence Day
Travel back in time to Monticello on
4 July 1826 A.D.
The day Thomas Jefferson dies.

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Time Patrol series. Click on box.
Roland’s complete mission from Independence Day.
4 July 1863, at Gettysburg. HERE
Mac’s complete mission from D-Day.
6 June 1944.

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