Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition
Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition
Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition
Events Before
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
Events After
The dissolution of the Dutch East India Company comes into effect
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Socie
Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St G
British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St George's Anglican Church, Hanover Square, London, until his death in 1827
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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