Historedia
Person

John Hay

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1863–1900

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Hay, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address

    1863–1864

    Role: Assistant Secretary

    1. 1863-11-18 · GettysburgTravel to Gettysburg

      Lincoln departed Washington, D.C., on November 18, 1863, accompanied by cabinet members, foreign officials, and his secretaries.

    2. 1863-11-19 · Gettysburg National CemeteryDelivery of the Gettysburg Address

      Lincoln delivered the address on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, during the formal dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

    3. 1864 · UnknownManuscript Versions

      Lincoln provided manuscript copies of the address to Edward Everett and George Bancroft in 1864.

  2. Tripartite Convention partitions Samoa

    1899–1900

    Role: U.S. Secretary of State

    1. 2 December 1899 · WashingtonSigning of the Tripartite Convention

      The Tripartite Convention was signed in Washington on 2 December 1899, dividing the Samoan islands between Germany and the United States while Britain gave up its claims.

    2. 19 February 1900 · American SamoaU.S. Control of American Samoa

      The U.S. placed Tutuila and islands east of 171 degrees west longitude under Navy control via executive order in February 1900.

    3. 1 March 1900 · German SamoaGerman Annexation of Western Samoa

      Germany annexed the western part of Samoa on 1 March 1900, establishing German Samoa with Wilhelm Solf as governor.

Sources

  1. Gettysburg Address Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Tripartite Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29