1816/04/10 Prior Event 4/10/1816 Next Event Republican (constitutionalist) President Madison signs the Charter of the Second Bank of the united States, authorizing the purchase of 20% of the shares of common stock and appointing five out the 25-member Board of Directors. [added 08/21/2026] Subsequent Events: 3/14/1818 Authority: “Law of the Jungle”ccc-2point0.com/preface References: Paul Johnson, A History of the American People, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1997), 285. SEARCH Current U.s. National Debt: