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on 3/3/1821
was first African American to receive a patent on March 3 His patent was for a dry-cleaning process called dry scouring The first money earned from his patent was spent on legal fee More photos: tco 3S1QYJLhJv tco NcCvIcKMhk
on 7/4/1821
"[Americas] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield: but the motto upon her shield is Freedom, Independence, Peace. This has been her declaration: this has been, as far as her necessary intercourse with the rest of mankind would permit, her practice."
on 7/4/1821
"Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own. She will recommend the general cause by the countenance of her voice, and the benignant sympathy of her example. She well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own, w"
with
in 1821
portrait by One of Our Greatest Presidents Greatly Unappreciated For ALL that He Did For This Country More photos here: tco glPMTttfDn tco iobPV6fP6W
in 1821
secret organization whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule in Greece and establish an independent Greek state
on 9/20/1821
in University of Paris
He had to fight hard to overcome his revulsion at dissecting bodies, but in deference to his fathers wishes, he forced himself to continue his medical studies
