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1799
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As of the start of 1799, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britains war effort in the Napoleonic Wars. February 28 – Action of 28 February 1799 British Royal Navy frigate HMS Sybille defeats the French frigate Forte off the mouth of the Hooghly River in the Bay of Bengal, march 1 – Federalist James Ross becomes President pro tempore of the United States Senate. March 3 – The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison, march 7 – Napoleon captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. March 29 – New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state, may 4 – Battle of Seringapatam, Tipu Sultan is defeated and killed by the British, captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam ends. May 21 – Siege of Acre ends after two months, Napoleons attempt to widen his Middle Eastern campaign into Syria is frustrated by Ottoman forces, may 27 – Battle of Winterthur, Habsburg forces secure control of north-east Switzerland from the French Army of the Danube. June 18 – Action of 18 June 1799, a French frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith off Toulon, july 7 – Ranjit Singhs men take their positions outside Lahore. July 12 – Ranjit Singh captures Lahore from the Bhangi Misl, july 15 – In the Egyptian port city of Rosetta, French Captain Pierre Bouchard finds the Rosetta Stone. July 25 – At Aboukir in Egypt, Napoleon defeats 10,000 Ottoman Mamluk troops under Mustafa Pasha, august 27 – War of the Second Coalition, Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland – Britain and Russia send an expedition to the Batavian Republic. October 6 – Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, Battle of Castricum – Franco-Dutch forces defeat the Russo-British expedition force, October 9 – HMS Lutine is sunk in the West Frisian Islands. October 12 – Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute, October 16 – Action of 16 October 1799, A Spanish treasure convoy worth more than £54,000,000 is captured by the British Royal Navy off Vigo. October 18 – Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, Anglo-Russian expedition forces surrender in North Holland, november 9 – Napoleon overthrows the French Directory in a coup détat. December 14 – George Washington, the first President of the United States, dies at Mount Vernon, december 31 – The Dutch East India Companys charter is allowed to expire by the Batavian Republic. The Place Royale in Paris is renamed Place des Vosges when the Department of Vosges becomes the first to pay new Revolutionary taxes. 12-year-old Conrad John Reed finds what he describes as a yellow rock along Little Meadow Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Conrads father John Reed learns that the rock is actually gold in 1802, the assassination of the 14th Tui Kanokupolu, Tukuʻaho, plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war. The Nawab of Oudh in northern India sends to George III of England the Padshah Nama, William Cockerill begins building cotton-spinning equipment in Belgium. The small town of Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada is founded and she was the central character of the Petticoat affair
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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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1797 in the United States
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Events from the year 1797 in the United States. February 22 – The last invasion of Britain, An American colonel named William Tate leads French forces in a landing near Fishguard in Wales, march 4 – John Adams is sworn in as the 2nd President of the United States of America. May 10 – The first ship of the United States Navy, october 21 – In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched to fight Barbary pirates off the coast of Tripoli. The XYZ Affair inflames tensions between France and the United States, Panic of 1796–1797 February 28 – John Henderson, United States Senator from Mississippi from 1839 till 1845. May 24 – James Morehead, United States Senator from Kentucky from 1841 to 1847, November 26 – Andrew Adams, signatory of the Articles of Confederation John Lathrop. An Account of the Deleterious Effects of Mephitic Air, or Marsb Miasmata, Experienced by Three Men, in a Well, on the Boston Pier. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol.2, notes of Travel of William Henry, John Heckewelder, John Rothrock, and Christian Clewell, to Gnadenhuetten on the Muskingum, in the Early Summer of 1797. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.10,2, pp. 125–157 Charles E. Peterson. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol.12, herman R. Friis, Ralph E. Ehrenberg. Nicholas King and His Wharfing Plans of the City of Washington,1797, records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C. Vol. 66/68, The 46th separately bound book, pp. 34–46, the Diary of Frances Baylor Hill of Hillsborough King and Queen County Virginia. Early American Literature Newsletter, Vol.2, No, david J. Brandenburg, Millicent H. Brandenburg. The Duc De La Rochefoucauld-Liancourts Visit to the Federal City in 1797, records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C. Vol.49, The 49th separately bound book, pp. 35–60, talleyrand and the American Negotiations of 1797-1798. The Journal of American History, Vol.62, No, an English Immigrant Views American Society, Benjamin Henry Latrobes Virginia Years, 1796-1798. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.85, John L. Brittain and Henry Middleton Rutledge. Henry Middleton Rutledge to His Father, November 1,1797, the South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol.83, No. Vox Populi versus the Patriot President, Benjamin Franklin Baches Philadelphia Aurora, Pennsylvania History, Vol.62, No.4, pp. 503–531
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1798 in the United States
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Events from the year 1798 in the United States. February 17 – Federalist Congressman Roger Griswold of Connecticut attacks Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon with a stick in the chambers of the United States House of Representatives. March – The XYZ Affair begins, souring relations between the United States and France, april – U. S. House of Representatives elections begin in New York and continue into 1799. April 7 – The Mississippi Territory is organized from territory ceded by Georgia, july 7 Quasi-War, The United States Congress rescinds treaties with France, sparking the war. In the action of USS Delaware vs La Croyable, the newly formed United States Navy makes its first capture, july 9 – Quasi-War, The Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States is approved by Congress, authorizing the President to use military force against France. July 11 – The United States Marine Corps is established by Congress, july 14 – The Alien and Sedition Acts become United States law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. July 16 – The Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen Act is signed into law, creating the Marine Hospital Service, september – Charles Brockden Brown publishes the first significant American novel, the Gothic fiction Wieland, or, The Transformation, an American Tale. October 2 – The Treaty of Tellico is signed between the United States and the Cherokee Nation, november 16 – The Kentucky state legislature passes the first of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, authored by Thomas Jefferson. December 24 – The Virginia state legislature passes the second of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, eli Whitney contracts with the U. S. federal government for 10,000 rifles, which he produces with interchangeable parts. Quasi-War January 4 – William Crosby Dawson, United States Senator from Georgia from 1849 till 1855, January 5 – James Semple, United States Senator from Illinois from 1843 till 1847. January 18 – Augustus Seymour Porter, United States Senator from Michigan from 1840 till 1845, february 20 – Richard M. Young, United States Senator from Illinois from 1837 till 1843. Dallas, Second Lady of the United States December 3 – Alfred Iverson, organization of the Provisional Army of the United States in the Anticipated War with France, 1798-1800. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.38,2, pp. 129–132 Letters from William and Mary College, 1798–1801. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.29, proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Third Series, Vol.59. Guns for Charleston, A Case of Lend-Lease in 1798-1799, the Journal of Southern History, Vol.14, No. 3, pp. 401–408 Patricia Holbert Menk, D. M. Erskine, Letters from America, 1798-1799. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol.6, unofficial Ambassador, George Logans Mission to France,1798. William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol.7, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol.11, No
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1800 in the United States
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Events from the year 1800 in the United States. April – Voting begins in the United States presidential election,1800, the result is not announced until February 1801. May 7 – Indiana Territory is formed by an Act of Congress as the first new territory created from the lands of the Northwest Territory, may 21 – President John Adams issues general amnesty for the Pennsylvania Dutch farmers who participated in Friess Rebellion. July 4 – Indiana Territory is effective, July 10 – Connecticut cedes its Western Reserve to the federal government, which adds it to the Northwest Territory. August 4 – The 2nd United States Census is conducted and it finds 5,308,483 people living in the U. S. of which 893,602 are slaves. August 30 – Gabriel Prossers slave revolt in Richmond, Virginia is postponed due to weather, word of his plan reaches Virginias governor, James Monroe, who calls in the state militia. Gabriel is later captured and hanged on October 10 along with 23 other slaves, september 30 – The Convention of 1800, or Treaty of Mortefontaine, is signed between France and the United States of America, ending the Quasi-War. October 1 – In the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returns Louisiana to France, november 1 U. S. President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion. Middlebury College is granted its charter by the Vermont General Assembly, november 17 – The U. S. Congress holds its first Washington, D. C. session. Quasi-War Parson Weems A History of the Life and Death, Virtues, February 26 – Lucius Lyon, United States Senator from Michigan from 1843 till 1845. May 9 – John Brown, abolitionist July 15 – Sidney Breese, October 2 – Nat Turner, leader of slave rebellion October 3 – George Bancroft, historian October 30 – David Meriwether, United States Senator from Kentucky in 1852
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1801 in the United States
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February 27 – Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U. S. Congress. March 4 – Thomas Jefferson succeeds John Adams as the President of the United States of America, may 10 – The First Barbary War begins as the pasha of Tripoli declares war on the United States by having the flagpole on the consulate chopped down. July – Eli Whitney demonstrates before Congress the advantages of the system of parts in the manufacture of firearms. August 1 – Action of 1 August 1801, United States Navy schooner USS Enterprise captures the 14-gun Tripolitan corsair polacca Tripoli off the north African coast in a single-ship action, november 16 – The first edition of New York Evening Post is printed. First Barbary War January 20 – Thomas Hickman Williams, United States Senator from Mississippi from 1838 till 1839, March 27 – Alexander Barrow, United States Senator from Louisiana from 1841 till 1846. May 16 – William H. August 31 – Pierre Soule, United States Senator from Louisiana in 1847, september 10 – Garrett Davis, United States Senator from Kentucky from 1861 till 1872. November 4 – Ambrose Hundley Sevier, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1836 till 1848, date Unknown – Solomon W. Downs, United States Senator from Louisiana from 1847 till 1853. Issues of the District of Columbia Press in 1800,1801,1802, records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C. Vol.4, pp. 32–74 John Marshall on the Judiciary, the Republicans, the American Historical Review, Vol.53, No. 3, pp. 518–520 Dorothy MacKay Quynn, dangers of Subversion in an American Education, A French View,1801. The Catholic Historical Review, Vol.39, No, journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol.14, No. Carroll W. Pursell, Jr. E. I. du Pont, Don Pedro,2, pp. 86–88 Donald R. Hickey. The United States Army versus Long Hair, The Trials of Colonel Thomas Butler, the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.101, No. 4, pp. 462–474 Albert E. Van Dusen, New York City Concert Life, 1801-5. 2, pp. 53–69 Media related to 1801 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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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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Star-Spangled Banner (flag)
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The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. In Baltimores preparation for an attack on the city, Fort McHenry was made ready to defend the citys harbor. The larger of the two flags would be the Great Garrison Flag, the largest battle flag ever flown at the time, the smaller of the two flags would be the Storm Flag, to be more durable and less prone to fouling in inclement weather. Available documentation shows that this flag was sewn by local flagmaker Mary Young Pickersgill under a government commission in 1813 at a cost of $405.90. George Armistead, the commander of Fort McHenry, specified a flag so large that the British would have no difficulty seeing it from a distance. Mary Pickersgill stitched the flag from a combination of cotton and dyed English wool bunting, assisted by her daughter, the flag has fifteen horizontal red and white stripes, as well as fifteen white stars in the blue field. The two additional stars and stripes, approved by the United States Congresss Flag Act of 1794, represent Vermont, the stars are arranged in vertical rows, with five horizontal rows of stars, offset, each containing three stars. At the time, the practice of adding stripes with the induction of a new state had not yet been discontinued, the flag originally measured 30 by 42 feet. Each of the fifteen stripes is 2 feet wide, and each of the stars measures about 2 feet in diameter, the flag currently has only fourteen stars—the fifteenth star was similarly given as a gift, but its recipient and current whereabouts are unknown. The Flag was flown over the fort when 5,000 British soldiers, the bombardment turned to Fort McHenry on the evening of September 13, and continuous shelling occurred for 25 hours under heavy rain. This revelation was famously captured in poetry by Key, an American lawyer, being held by the British on a truce ship in the Patapsco River, Key observed the battle from afar. When he saw the Garrison Flag still flying at dawn of the morning of the 14th, the poem would be put to the music of a common tune, retitled The Star-Spangled Banner, and a portion of it would later be adopted as the United States National Anthem. Since its arrival at the Smithsonian, the flag has undergone multiple preservation efforts, the flag that flew during that episode in history became a significant artifact. It remained in the possession of Major Armistead, who was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Eben Appleton, Colonel Armisteads grandson, inherited the flag in 1878, in 1907, he lent it to the Smithsonian Institution, and in 1912 it was made a formal gift. Today it is housed in the National Museum of American History, one of the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington. The flag was given to the museum in 1912, and has undergone multiple restoration efforts after being restored by Amelia Fowler in 1914. Due to environmental and light damage a four phase restoration project began in May 1999, in the first phase, the team removed the linen support backing that was attached to the flag during the 1914 restoration
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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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