Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron on soil
Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron on soil
Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron on soil
Events Before
Napoléon Bonaparte is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Italy
The Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1801) were a series of conflicts fought principally in Northern Italy between the French Revolutionary Army and a Coalition of Austria,…
Napoléon Bonaparte (26) marries his first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais (32), changing her name from Rose
Napoléon Bonaparte (26) marries his first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais (32), changing her name from Rose
English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Glouce
English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of the Council of 500
Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of the Council of 500
The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).
Events After
Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books
Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books
US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government
US Sedition Act prohibits "any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government
11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed
11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed
Coup d'état in Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic (Dutch: Bataafse Republiek; French: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in US House of Representatives, after an argument
Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in US House of Representatives, after an argument
More from the 1790s
Albany replaces New York City as the capital of New York
Albany ( AWL-bə-nee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. It is also the county seat of, and the most populous city in, Albany County.
Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books
Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books
First US President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address
The 1790 State of the Union Address was the inaugural State of the Union address, delivered by President George Washington to the United States Congress on January 8, 1790, at the Senate Chamber of…
French King Louis XVI sentenced to death by the National Convention during the French Revolution
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
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