Lexicography
Lexicographer Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary of American English
In context
- When
- Monday, April 14 1828198 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 19th century · 1820s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
Russia, Greece and some other countries used the Julian calendar into the early 20th century, so local records may show a date up to 13 days earlier.
At a glance
Dates: From 1828.
What happened
Lexicographer Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary of American English
April 14 through the years
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Also in 1828
- December 1Cisplatine WarReturning to Buenos Aires with troops who fought in the Cisplatine War, Juan Lavalle (pictured) deposed provincial governor Manuel Dorreg…
- April 20René CailliéFrench explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie…
- May 19United States CongressThe United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American…
- December 19Nullification crisisNullification crisis: American vice president John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written to protest the Tariff of A…
- February 21Cherokee PhoenixThe inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published.
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April 14 1828 — 198 years ago, on a Monday.
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