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Marbury vs. Madison
Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force Secretary of State James Madison to deliver the documents, but the court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, denied Marbury's petition, holding that the part of the statute upon which he based his claim, the Judiciary Act of 1787 was unconstitutional -
Humphery Davis invent the first electrical light
Humphrey Davis connected 2 wires to a battery and attached a charcoal strips at the end of each wire. The carbon glowed making the first electric arc lamp. -
John Walker invents Matches
John Walker discovered that if he coated the end of a stick with certain chemicals then let it dry, he could start a fire by striking the stick anywhere. Thus creating ythe first stic matches. -
Walker Hunt invents saftey pin
The safety pin was invented while Walter Hunt was twisting a piece of wire, trying to think of something that would help him pay off a fifteen dollar debt. He later sold his patent rights to the safety pin for four hundred dollars to the man that he owed the money to -
Alfred Nible invents Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented the Nobel patent detonator or blasting cap for detonating nitroglycerin. The Nobel patent detonator used a strong shock rather than heat combustion to ignite the explosives. The Nobel Company built the first factory to manufacture nitroglycerin and dynamite -
American Civil War
The American civil war was a war in the United States. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). They fought against the United States (the Union),