Mar 04 John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US

Mar 28 Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine

Aug 23 Emanuel Allen sold at public auction in Montreal; last slave transaction in Canada.

Aug 30 The birth of Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein'

Sep 20 US frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) launched in Boston

Feb 04 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 40,000

Feb 15 Battle of Cape St Vincent

Feb 26 First ever pound note issued by the Bank of England

Feb 21 Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to the British

Feb 26 Bank of England issues first £1-note

Apr 03 CAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system

Dec 13 The birth of Heinrich Heine, German romantic poet and writer

May 10 The first Navy ship, the "United States" is launched

May 10 The first U.S. Navy ship, the "United States" is launched

May 05 Napoleon I's sister Elisa marries Felix Bacciochi

Jul 08 First US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment

Jun 02 First ascent of "Great Mountain" (4,622') in Adirondack NY (C Broadhead)

Jun 26 Charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow. Farmers fear the effects of the iron on the soil

Jan 01 Albany becomes the capital of New York state

Jan 30 Congress refuses to accept first petitions from American blacks

Jan 01 Albany replaces New York City as capital of NY

Jan 15 The first top hat worn (John Etherington of London)

Jan 26 Russia, Prussia &Austria sign treaty

Jan 31 The birth of Franz Schubert, Austrian composer

Oct 22 The First Parachute Jump from hot air balloon over Paris

Oct 22 Andr,-Jacques Garnerin makes first parachute jump from balloon (Paris)

Oct 11 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands