Lex Anteinternet: Saturday, August 14, 1824. Return of Lafayette.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Saturday, August 14, 1824. Return of Lafayette.

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, called by Americans "Layfayette" landed in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, for his "farewell" tour of the United States. It was the first time he had been in North America in forty years.

He would see all of the then 24 American states and Washington, D.C. over a 13 month, 6,000 mile, journey, traveling with his son, George Washington Lafayette.

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Sunday, August 8, 1824. The Humehume Rebellion.

Labels: 1820s, 1824, Hawaii, Honolulu Hawaii, Kauai Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaii, Monarchy, United States Marine Corps, War of 1812

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