Mar 04 Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews

Mar 09 Appointment of first surgeon U.S. Navy, George Balfour

Mar 09 Dr George Balfour becomes first naval surgeon in the US navy

Mar 29 Republic of Switzerland forms

Aug 01 The English navy, under Nelson, defeats the French at the Battle of the Nile

Aug 01 British under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile

Aug 22 French forces land in Ireland

Aug 02 British under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile

Sep 10 British Hondurus beats Spain in battle of St George

Feb 02 Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes first in US destroyed by fire

Feb 26 David Thompson 1770-1857 sets off up Red River to explore headwaters of Mississippi

Apr 30 US department of Navy established

Apr 26 The birth of Eugene Delacroix, French artist

Apr 30 Congress establishes Department of the Navy

Apr 07 Territory of Mississippi organized

Nov 16 Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress

Dec 17 First impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins

Dec 14 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine

May 26 British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara

Jul 14 The first direct federal tax on the states-on dwellings, land & slaves

Jul 14 Sedition Act prohibits "false, scandalous & malicious" writing against US govt

Jul 11 Reestablishment of Marine Corps under the Constitution

Jul 11 US Marine Corps created by an act of Congress

Jul 16 US Public Health Service established & US Marine Hospital authorized

Jul 14 In the US, the Sedition Act becomes law making it a federal crime to criticize the US government. Although never tested in court, it is assumed to be unconstitutional.

Jul 23 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt

Jul 06 US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained,... & removed as alien enemies"

Jul 02 John Fitch American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies

Jun 25 US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens

Jun 13 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California

Jun 11 Napoleon Bonaparte takes the island of Malta.

Jan 01 Russia appoints first Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books

Jan 08 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed