When Lucia Di Lammermoor premieres in 1835:

• An assassination is attempted against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol (the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States).
• Lord Melbourne succeeds Sir Robert Peel as British Prime Minister.
• In Belgium, a railway is opened between Brussels and Mechelen. It is the first railway in continental Europe.
• In the U.S., the New York Sun prints issue 1 of 6 for the Great Moon Hoax.
• Charles Darwin arrives at the Galapagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle.
• Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first book of fairy tales.
• The Army of the Republic of Texas captures San Antonio.
• The Great Fire of New York destroys 530 buildings, including the New York Stock Exchange.
• The Texas Declaration of Independence is first signed at Goliad, Texas.
• English becomes the official language of India.
• The British Geological Survey is founded as the world's first national geological survey.
• The Treaty of New Echota is signed between the United States Government and members of the Cherokee Tribe.