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Napoleon crowns himself emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte (French: Napoléon Bonaparte puis Napoléon Ier [napoleɔ̃ bɔnɑpaʁt]) (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution. -
Fulton's steamboat navigates Hudson River
The inaugural run, helmed by Captain Andrew Brink,[1] from New York to Albany, with invited guests, left on August 17, 1807 and arrived two days later, after 32 hours of travel time and a 20-hour stop at Livingston's estate Clermont Manor. The return was done in 30 hours with a one-hour stop at Clermont, an average speed of 5 miles per hour.[2] -
War with Britian declared
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire.
