A bronze statue of Samuel Morse was unveiled in Central Park, New York City, marking the first official recognition of his achievements by the United States government near the end of his life.

Samuel Morse inaugurated a two-mile telegraph line in Puerto Rico, connecting his son-in-law's Hacienda to their house in Arroyo. The first message transmitted was a celebratory remark about Puerto Rico's future role in global telegraphy.

The first official public demonstration of Samuel Morse's telegraph system, with the message 'What hath God wrought' sent from Washington D.C. to Baltimore.

An impressive demonstration of telegraph occured when news of the Whig Party's nomination of Henry Clay for U.S. president was telegraphed from the party's convention in Baltimore to the Capitol Building in Washington.

Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail made the first public demonstration of the electric telegraph at the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey. The message, 'A patient waiter is no loser,' was transmitted through two miles of wire.

Samuel F.B. Morse married Lucretia Pickering Walker in Concord, New Hampshire. This marriage produced three children and lasted until Lucretia's death in 1825.

Samuel F. B. Morse left England to return to the United States and begin his full-time career as a painter after spending three years in England studying painting and perfecting his techniques under the tutelage of Washington Allston.