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1822

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Apr27

U.S. Presidents

President Ulysses S. Grant is born

Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War leader and 18th president of the United States, is born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.

Sep27

Ancient Egypt

French scholar announces he's cracked the Rosetta Stone code

On September 27, 1822, French scholar Jean-François Champollion announces he has deciphered the world-renowned Rosetta Stone. His announcement is made at a presentation to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris, France. By decoding Egyptian hieroglyphics, Champollion believes he has the key to unlock Egypt’s mysterious history.

Hieroglyphs in the notebook of Jean-Francois Champollion, c1806-1832. Research on the system of the Egyptian hieroglyphs by Jean Francois Champollion, the translator of the Rosetta Stone. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Sep30

Hispanic History

Joseph Marion Hernández becomes the first Hispanic elected to Congress

On September 30, 1822, Joseph Marion Hernández becomes the first Hispanic to be elected to the United States Congress. Born a Spanish citizen, Hernández would die in Cuba, but in between he became the first Hispanic American to serve at the highest levels of any of three branches of the American federal government.

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