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Events in July 1828 2
1741 – 1828Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)Died 15 July 1828, aged 87Jean-Antoine Houdon was a leading French Neoclassical sculptor known for portrait busts and statues of figures including Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. His works are prized for their naturalism and psychological insight. He was among the most sought-after portraitists of the late eighteenth century.
1828Baltimore and Ohio Railroad construction beginsGroundbreaking for the first common-carrier railroad in the United StatesCharles Carroll of Carrollton laid the first stone at a ceremony in Baltimore, marking the start of construction on the B&O Railroad. It was planned as the first railroad in the United States chartered to carry both passengers and freight for the general public. The line opened in stages over the following years and spurred rapid railroad expansion across America.