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In 1800 Eli Whitney introduced the idea of production with interchangeable parts. This became the basis of the American system of mass production.
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John Adams is the first President to live at the White House (which was originally called the Executive Mansion). He famously said that he had been appointed to the 'most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.' There is some doubt on whether he was referring to the office of President, or to the White House itself.
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The Library of Congress was established by Congress in 1800. It was set up as the research library of the United States Congress and the Library's primary mission was for researching inquiries made by members of Congress. The Library is open to the public and is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books.
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Act of Union -Great Britain annexed Ireland in the Act of Union on May 5, 1800. The Irish Parliament was dissolved and Ireland gained representation in the British Parliament.
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The Austrians captured Genoa by starving it into submission. Napolean responded with a force of 40,000 men. On June 14, 1800 Napolean's army met the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo. Napolean was victorious and the Austrians were forced to retreat to Northwestern Italy.
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Ultraviolet radiation was discovered by the German Johann Ritter. He had seen that silver chloride would decompose beyond the violet end of the spectrum. Whilst it is invisible to the human eye, it can be seen under certain materials, which causes the emission of light.
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On May 14, 1804, the expedition set off from St. Louis. The crew consisted of 32 soldiers & 10 civilians. They headed up the Missouri River; as far as South Fork, Montana. They spent the first winter among the Mandan Indians in South Dakota. They crossed the Rockies and were able to float down the Clearwater River, into the Snake River, and then onto the Columbia River. Then, on November 5, 1805, they reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition returned to St. Louis on September 23, 1806.
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The coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of the French took place on December 2nd, 1804, and was attended by his family, citizens, ministers and foreign dignitaries (including the Pope). The event, which took place in Nôtre Dame cathedral, made him Emperor of France. He lifted the crown to his own head, and the sword of Charlemagne had been brought to Paris for him.
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Noah Webster published his first dictionary of American English.
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The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis I abdicated.
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Ludwig van Beethoven composes his famous Fifth Symphony.
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The law banning importing slaves into the U.S. took effect.
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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky. On the same day, Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England.
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An earthquake leveled Caracas, Venezuela.
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The United States Congress declared war on Britain, though opposition to the War of 1812 was strong.
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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813 and recounts the story of the Bennett family, and the daughters' relationships. It was written and edited over about fifteen years (with a rejection on its initial submission). Originally published anonymously it is not necessarily an easy read for either the original period's readers or from a modern perspective.
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On the morning after the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key saw the American flag still flying and wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key's lyrics accurately described the Congreve rockets fired during the night.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein which was submitted on January 1st of 1818. It had been conceptualized during her visit to Geneva (when she was eighteen).
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Abolitionist author Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland.
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Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, England.
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http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1800s.html
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https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-from-1800-to-1810-1774034
https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-from-1810-to-1820-1774035
https://www.timelines.ws/1800_1810.HTML
