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Historical Events in December 1831

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  • Dec 1 Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather
  • Dec 5 Former US President John Q Adams takes his seat as a member of House of Representatives
  • Dec 10 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century
  • Dec 25 Louisiana & Arkansas are first states to observe Christmas as holiday
  • Dec 26 Vincenzo Bellini's opera "Norma" premieres in Milan

HMS Beagle Departs

Dec 27 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board departs England for a survey of South America, a voyage Darwin later said "determined my whole career"

Photograph of Charles Darwin aged about 65 taken by his son Leonard



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