Feb 4 J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public Dictator Simón Bolívar Feb 10 Simón Bolívar named dictator by the Congress of Peru Military and Political Leader Simón Bolívar Feb 16 Athenaeum club founded in London Feb 20 First description of a dinosaur published - ‘Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield’ to the Geological Society of London by William Buckland - the beginning of dinosaur mania [1] Jan 1824 Historical Events by Year Mar 1824 Famous People Who Were Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists