August 16th, 1841
U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. event on August 16, 1841. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around August 16, 1841
| August 18th, 1841 | Birth | William Halford, American naval officer (died in 1919) |
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