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Spain declares the ship El Cazador lost at sea.
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George Washington takes oath of office as the first president of the United States.
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First census conducted in the United States.
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Washington begins his second four-year term as president.
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John Adams takes oath of office as the second President of the United States.
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George Washington dies at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
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John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the new White House in Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Jefferson declared winner of the presidential election of 1800.
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The Supreme Court decides the Marbury v. Madison case.
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James Monroe is one of the signers of the Louisiana Purchase in Paris, France.
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Haiti is declared a free republic.
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Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr have their infamous duel.
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The Corps of Discovery, or Lewis and Clark Expedition, ends their journey in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Congress passes the Embargo Act of 1807.
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Congress declares war on Great Britain, starting the War of 1812.
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The War of 1812 ends with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
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General Andrew Jackson invades Florida in the First Seminole War.
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John Adams dies at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts. Thomas Jefferson dies the same day at his home, Monticello, in Virginia.
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