Timeline January 1835

Events in January 1835 2

• 1835 Tocqueville publishes Democracy in America, Volume One Influential analysis of American democratic society Alexis de Tocqueville published the first volume of "De la démocratie en Amérique," based on his travels through the United States. The work became a foundational text of political science, widely read in both Europe and America.
• 1835 Assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson First attempt to kill a sitting US president Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter, fired two pistols at President Andrew Jackson in the US Capitol rotunda; both misfired. Jackson was unhurt and personally confronted his attacker with his cane. Lawrence was later found insane and committed to an asylum.