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What major event happened in 1807?
August 17 – The Clermont, Robert Fulton’s first American steamboat, leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. September 1 – Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason. December 22 – The U.S. Congress passes the Embargo Act.
What historical event happened in 1736?
January 26 – Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. February 12 – Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor marries Maria Theresa of Austria, ruler of the Habsburg Empire. March 8 – Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid Dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran on a date selected by court astrologers.
What happened in the United States in 1807?
In 1807 the United States Congress passed an Embargo Act that prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. The act was in response to a dire situation America faced when it found itself caught between a French and British war.
What was happening in 1808?
November 19 – A new truce at Olkijoki ends fighting in Finland, and Swedish troops concede that area to Russia. November 23 – Battle of Tudela: French Marshal Lannes defeats a Spanish army. December 1 – Tsar Alexander I of Russia proclaims Finland a part of Russia. December 4 – Napoleon joins his army in Spain.
What events happened in 1804?
February 15 – New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery. February 16 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate Philadelphia. February 18 – Ohio University is chartered by the Ohio General Assembly. March 10 – Last formalities of the Louisiana Purchase; in St.
What happened in the year 1729?
The Natchez revolt, the worst Native American massacre to take place on Mississippi soil, occurs when Natchez people kill 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie (near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi).
What event happened in 1728?
October 20–23 – The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 (the largest in the Danish city’s history) burns. November 25– In India, the Maratha Empire’s army invades the Mughal Empire’s Malwa province, crossing the Narmada River.
What was happening in 1720?
The year 1720 witnessed the world’s first stock market bubbles, those of the Mississippi System and the South Sea Bubble. It was also the year of a major outbreak of Plague in the French city of Marseille, a plague that killed half of the population of the city and its surrounding areas.