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1794
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As of the start of 1794, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. February 4 – The French First Republic abolishes slavery, february 11 – The first session of the United States Senate is open to the public. March 11 – Canonsburg Academy is chartered by the General Assembly, march 14 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 24 – Tadeusz Kościuszko makes his proclamation starting the Kościuszko Uprising against the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Prussia in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Prussian Partition. March 27 – The United States Government authorizes the building of the first six United States Navy vessels, not to be confused with October 13,1775, april 4 – Battle of Racławice, Polish supporters of the Kościuszko Uprising defeat forces of the Russian Empire. April 5 – French Revolution, Georges Danton is executed, april 17–19 – Kościuszko Uprising – Warsaw Uprising, The Polish people overthrow the Russian garrison in Warsaw. April 29–May 1 – Battle of Boulou, The French defeat the Spanish, may 7 – French Revolution, Robespierre establishes the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic. May 8 – French Revolution, Chemist Antoine Lavoisier is executed by guillotine, may 18 – Battle of Tourcoing, French troops defeat British forces. May 28–June 1 – The Glorious First of June, British, June 4 – British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti. June 17 The Anglo-Corsican Kingdom is established, Battle of Mykonos, The British Royal Navy captures French frigate Sibylle. June 24 – Bowdoin College is founded in Brunswick, Maine, June 26 – Battle of Fleurus, French forces defeat the Austrians and their allies, leading to permanent loss of the Austrian Netherlands and destruction of the Dutch Republic. French use of an observation balloon marks the first participation of an aircraft in battle, july 12 – Horatio Nelson loses the sight in his right eye in a British military operation at Calvi in Corsica. July 13–September 6 – Kościuszko Uprising – Siege of Warsaw, The Polish people resist a siege by armies of the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Prussia. July 27 – Thermidorian Reaction, Robespierre is arrested on the orders of the French National Convention, he is executed the next day, august 20 – Battle of Fallen Timbers in Northwestern Ohio. August 29 – Stonyhurst College is finally established as a Roman Catholic school in Lancashire, England, september 10 – The University of Tennessee is established at Knoxville. October – A Federal army quells the Whiskey Rebellion in the United States, October 10 – Battle of Maciejowice, Forces of the Russian Empire defeat Polish supporters of the Kościuszko Uprising, Tadeusz Kościuszko is wounded and captured. November 4 – Battle of Praga, Russian General Alexander Suvorov storms Warsaw in the war against the Polish Kościuszko Uprising and captures Praga, one of its suburbs, november 14 – The first recorded meeting of the Franklin Literary Society is held at Canonsburg Academy. November 19 – The United States and Great Britain conclude the Jay Treaty, coffee is forbidden by royal decree in Sweden
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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1792 in the United States
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Events from the year 1792 in the United States. A few months later the capital was officially named Raleigh in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh, april 2 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. April 5 – United States President George Washington vetoes a bill designed to apportion representatives among U. S. states and this is the first time the presidential veto is used in the United States. May 10 – Union Bank is founded in Boston, may 17 – The Buttonwood Agreement is signed, beginning the New York Stock Exchange. June 1 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state of The United States of America, october 12 – The first Columbus Day celebration in the United States is held in New York City,300 years after his arrival in the New World. October 13 – Foundation of Washington, D. C, the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion, known as the White House after 1818, is laid. October 29 – Mount Hood is named after British Admiral Lord Hood by Lt. William Broughton of the Vancouver Expedition, december 3 – George Washington is re-elected President of the United States. George Anschutz constructs the first blast furnace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shiloh Meeting House, predecessor of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, is founded. Northwest Indian War February 15 – Floride Calhoun, wife of John C, Calhoun, Second Lady of the U. S. July 10 - George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States from 1845 till 1849, september 7 - David J. Baker, United States Senator from Illinois in 1830. November 15 - Isaac Toucey, United States Senator from Connecticut from 1851 till 1857, december 5 - James Guthrie, United States Senator from Kentucky from 1865 till 1868. Date Unknown - Robert H. Adams United States Senator from Mississippi in 1830, july 18 – John Paul Jones, British-born sailor and the United Statess first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolution. The United States through English Spectacles in 1792-1794, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.9, No. Narrative of John Heckewelders Journey to the Wabash in 1792, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.12, No. Lists of Foreigners Who Arrived at Philadelphia, 1791-1792, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.24, No. The American Historical Review, Vol.13, No, voyages of the Jenny to Oregon, 1792-94. Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol.30, No, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol.32, No. The Significance of William Augustus Bowles Seizure of Pantons Apalachee Store in 1792, the Florida Historical Society Quarterly, Vol.9, No
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1793 in the United States
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Events from the year 1793 in the United States. February 12 – The Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress as the first of the fugitive slave laws under the U. S. Constitution. February 25 – George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States, february 27 – The Giles resolutions are introduced to the United States House of Representatives, asking the House to condemn Alexander Hamiltons handling of loans. March 1 – John Langdon becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate until March 3, March 4 – Second inauguration of George Washington, George Washington is sworn in as President of the United States in Philadelphia for his second term. April 22 – George Washington signs the Neutrality Proclamation, july 9 – The Constitution of Vermont is adopted. August 1–November 9 – The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 hits Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,5,000 die, september 18 – United States Capitol cornerstone laying, President George Washington lays the cornerstone for the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C. October 12 – The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, october 28 – Eli Whitney applies for patent for his cotton gin. December 9 – New York Citys first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster, the first year of regular production begins for the United States Mint in Philadelphia and the half cent is minted for the first time. Northwest Indian War January 3 – Lucretia Mott, womens rights activist and abolitionist January 4 – Roger Sherman Baldwin, senator from Connecticut from 1847 to 1851 January 14 – John C. Clark, politician March 2 – Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas June 6 – Edward C, the United States through English Spectacles in 1792-1794. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.9, a Model American Library of 1793. The Democratic Societies of 1793 and 1794 in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol.2, No. Voyages of the Jenny to Oregon, 1792-94, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol.30, No. The Resolution on the Oregon Coast, 1793-94, Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol.34, No. Phaeton in Philadelphia, Jean Pierre Blanchard and the First Balloon Ascension in America,1793, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.67, No. French Refugees of 1793 in Pennsylvania, proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol.87, No. 5, Papers on Archaeology, Ecology, Ethnology, History, Paleontology, Physics, james Monroe as Agricola in the Genet Controversy,1793. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.62, waynes Western Campaign, The Wayne-Knox Correspondence, 1793-1794
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1795 in the United States
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Events from the year 1795 in the United States. January 29 – The Naturalization Act of 1795 replaces and repeals the Naturalization Act of 1790, february 7 – The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed. May 1 – Battle of Nuuanu, Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans, solidifying his control of the islands of the archipelago. June 8 – George Washington submits the Jay Treaty to the United States Senate for ratification, august 2 – The Treaty of Greenville is signed between the Western Confederacy and the United States, ending the Northwest Indian War. October 27 – The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, Northwest Indian War Slavery April 17 – George Edmund Badger, United States Senator from North Carolina from 1846 to 1855. June 2 – William S. Fulton, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1836 till 1844, august 31 – William Lee D. Ewing, United States Senator from Illinois in 1834. September 22 – Jesse Speight, United States Senator from Mississippi from 1845 till 1847, november 2 – James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States from 1845 till 1849. December 1 – James Whitcomb, United States Senator from Indiana from 1849 till 1852, Spain and the United States in 1795. The American Historical Review, Vol.4, No, documents on the Blount Conspiracy, 1795-1797. The American Historical Review, Vol.10, No, Edmund Randolph on the British Treaty,1795. The American Historical Review, Vol.12, No, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol.10, No. Harry Innes and the Spanish Intrigue, 1794-1795, the Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol.15, No. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol.3, elihu Hubbard Smith and the New York Friendly Club, 1795-1798. Postscript to the Jay Treaty, Timothy Pickering and Anglo-American Relations, the William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol.23, No. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.91, the Virginia Amendments of 1795, An Episode in the Opposition to Jays Treaty. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.75, forward Wheat for New England, The Correspondence of John Taylor of Caroline with Jeremiah Wadsworth, in 1795. Edwin R. Baldridge Jr. Talleyrands visit to Pennsylvania, 1794-1796, the Republican Harmony of Nathaniel Billings. Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol.18, No, emerging Republicanism and the Standing Order, The Appropriation Act Controversy in Connecticut,1793 to 1795
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1796 in the United States
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Events from the year 1796 in the United States. S. July 11 – The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under the terms of the Jay Treaty July 14 – The de Portolá Expedition sets out from San Diego to find the Port of Monterey. July 22 – Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio Cleveland after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, august 31 – John McKinly, the first President of Delaware, dies in Wilmington, Delaware. September 17 – U. S. President George Washington issues his Farewell Address, november 2 – John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson in the U. S. presidential election. November 4 – The Treaty of Tripoli is signed at Tripoli, november 10 – The de Portolá Expedition returns from its terminus point to San Diego after failing to find Vizcaínos Port of Monterey. Electoral College meets to elect John Adams president, panic of 1796–1797 February 18 – John Bell, United States Senator from Tennessee from 1847 till 1859. April 10 – Thomas Fitzgerald, United States Senator from Michigan from 1848 till 1849, July 24 – John M. Clayton, United States Senator from Delaware from 1829 till 1836, from 1845 till 1849 and from 1853 till 1856. September 26 – Richard H. Bayard, United States Senator from Delaware from 1841 till 1845, proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Vol.19 Henry S. Parsons. William and Mary College in 1796, the William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol.15, No. Early Party Machinery in the United States, Pennsylvania in the Election of 1796, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.60, No. The Westward Migration of a Planter Pioneer in 1796, the William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol.21, No. The Tennessee Constitution of 1796, A Product of the Old West, the Journal of Southern History, Vol.9, No. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol.3, amelia Simmons Fills a Need, American Cookery,1796. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol.14, washingtons Farewell, the French Alliance, and the Election of 1796. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol.43, No, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.91, No. Edwin R. Baldridge Jr. Talleyrands visit to Pennsylvania, 1794-1796, the Significance of Thomas Pinckneys Candidacy in the Election of 1796. The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol.76, No, an English Immigrant Views American Society, Benjamin Henry Latrobes Virginia Years, 1796-1798. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.85, advertisements For Runaway Slaves, Indentured Servants, and Apprentices in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1795–1796
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Flag of the United States
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The flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag, is the national flag of the United States. S. Nicknames for the flag include The Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, the current design of the U. S. flag is its 27th, the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4,1959, the 50-star flag was ordered by the then president Eisenhower on August 21,1959, and was adopted in July 1960. It is the version of the U. S. flag and has been in use for over 56 years. At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the flag contemporaneously known as the Continental Colors has historically been referred to as the first national flag. The name Grand Union was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the American flag, the flag closely resembles the British East India Company flag of the era, and Sir Charles Fawcett argued in 1937 that the company flag inspired the design. Both flags could have been constructed by adding white stripes to a British Red Ensign. However, an East India Company flag could have nine to 13 stripes. In any case, both the stripes and the stars have precedents in classical heraldry, Flag Day is now observed on June 14 of each year. While scholars still argue about this, tradition holds that the new flag was first hoisted in June 1777 by the Continental Army at the Middlebrook encampment. The first official U. S. flag flown during battle was on August 3,1777, Massachusetts reinforcements brought news of the adoption by Congress of the official flag to Fort Schuyler. A voucher is extant that Capt. Swartwout of Dutchess County was paid by Congress for his coat for the flag, the 1777 resolution was most probably meant to define a naval ensign. In the late 18th century, the notion of a flag did not yet exist. The flag resolution appears between other resolutions from the Marine Committee, on May 10,1779, Secretary of the Board of War Richard Peters expressed concern it is not yet settled what is the Standard of the United States. However, the term, Standard, referred to a standard for the Army of the United States. Each regiment was to carry the standard in addition to its regimental standard. The national standard was not a reference to the national or naval flag, the appearance was up to the maker of the flag. Some flag makers arranged the stars into one big star, in a circle or in rows, one arrangement features 13 five-pointed stars arranged in a circle, with the stars arranged pointing outwards from the circle, the so-called Betsy Ross flag
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Betsy Ross flag
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The first documented usage of this flag was in 1792. The flag features 13 stars to represent the original 13 colonies with the stars arranged in a circle, the National Museum of American History notes that the story first entered into American consciousness about the time of the 1876 Centennial Exposition celebrations. Canby said he first obtained this information from his aunt Clarissa Sydney Wilson in 1857, Canby dates the historic episode based on Washingtons journey to Philadelphia, in late spring 1776, a year before Congress passed the Flag Act. Betsy Ross was promoted as a role model for young girls. Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich further explored this line of enquiry in a 2007 article, How Betsy Ross Became Famous, Oral Tradition, Nationalism, Betsy accepted the job to manufacture the flag, altering the committees design by replacing the six-pointed stars with five-pointed stars. Betsy Rosss story was published in 1870,34 years after her death, by her only surviving grandson, William J. Canby, the paper included stories he had heard from family members throughout the years. According to Canbys paper, Sitting sewing in her one day with her girls around her. She recognized one of these as the uncle of her husband, Col. GEORGE ROSS. The committee were shown into her back parlor, the back of the shop. It was defective to the eye of Mrs Ross and unsymmetrical, and she offered suggestions which Washington. One of the alterations had reference to the shape of the stars, in the drawing they were made with six points. Mrs Ross at once said that this was wrong, the stars should be five pointed, they were aware of that, colonel Washington was the active one in making the design, the others having little or nothing to do with it. When it was completed, it was given to William Barrett, painter, the gentleman drew out of a chest an old ships color, which he loaned her to show her how the sewing was done, and also the drawing painted by Barrett. Other designs had been prepared by the committee and one or two of them were placed in the hands of other seamstresses to be made. The flag was finished, and Betsy returned it, the first Star Spangled Banner that ever floated upon the breeze. The next day Col. Canbys account has been the source of some debate and it is generally regarded as being neither proven nor disproven, and any evidence that may have once existed has been lost. The main reason historians and flag experts do not believe that Betsy Ross designed or sewed the first American flag is a lack of historical evidence, no records show that the Continental Congress had a committee to design the national flag in the spring of 1776. However he did serve on a committee with John Ross uncle George Read in 1776, there is no evidence to show that Betsy Ross and George Washington knew each other, or that George Washington was ever in her shop
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Timeline of United States history
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This is a timeline of United States history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political and economic events in the United States and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of the United States, some dates before September 14,1752, when the British government adopted the Gregorian calendar, may be given in the Old Style
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