Franklin Mint – History of the US – 1st Passenger Train – 1830 – 45mm – Proof Bronze Medal – Jan 19-27 – Daniel Webster and Robert Y. Hayne debate in Senate on the nature of the Union – May 28 – Indian Removal Act signed – Dec 25 – Steam locomotive, the “Best Friend of Charlesto,” transports the first regularly scheduled passenger train for the South Carolina Canal and Railroad.