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1841 in the United States
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s
Years:	1838 1839 1840 – 1841 – 1842 1843 1844
Flag:	26 stars; (1837 – 1845)

Events from the year 1841 in the United States.

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January 30 – A fire ruins and destroys 2/3 of the then villa (now city) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
February 18 – The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and lasts until March 11.
March 4 – Martin Van Buren is succeeded as President of the United States by William Henry Harrison.
March 9 – Amistad: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case that the Africans who seized control of the ship had been taken into slavery illegally.
April 4 – President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and at one month, the elected president with the shortest term served. He is succeeded by Vice President John Tyler, who becomes the 10th President of the United States.
April 6 – President John Tyler is sworn in.
August 16 – U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.

The city of Dallas, Texas is founded by John Neely Bryan.
Fordham University is founded in The Bronx by the Society of Jesus. Its name at its founding is St. John's College.