WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1824
Find out what all happened February to December 1824

Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua. (25. July 1824)

Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence. (9. December 1824)

The Bathurst War comes to an end with the surrender of the Wiradjuri. (28. December 1824)

The Battle of Kos is fought between Turkish and Greek forces. (4. August 1824)

The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (11. March 1824)

Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica. (9. October 1824)

Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea. (21. June 1824)

Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement. (21. October 1824)

First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. (5. March 1824)

Battle of Junin Peru. (6. August 1824)

The National Gallery in London opens to the public. (10. May 1824)

Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. (4. October 1824)

Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos. (5. August 1824)

United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (1. December 1824)

World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision. (7. May 1824)

Ground is broken at Allanburg, Ontario, for the building of the first Welland Canal. (30. November 1824)