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The United States Congress is petitioned to abolish the slave trade by the people of a free African-American community
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Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol Library
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Law was signed to establish a US Military Academy, now known as West Point, New York
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Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of Congress that would conflict with the Constitution is void.
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Also known as Cumberland road, this is the United States' first federal highway
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Eventually to be president, Jackson kills Dickinson in a duel after he accuses the President's wife of bigamy
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Passed in March of 1807, this was not enforced and active until the 1st of January in 1808
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The US annexes West Florida from Spain on October 26-27, 1810
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A fire in a theater in Richmond Virginia kills the governor of Virginia, George William Smith, and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia, Abraham B. Venable
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US declares war on Britain
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Officially concluded with the signing of the treaty of Ghent, which returned all the conquered territories to their owners.
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(War of 1812) the battle took place after the war was declared over, but the combatants were not aware of this
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The first savings bank in the US is opened in Philadelphia
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James Monroe is elected as the 5th President of the United States
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The first steam powered vessel to traverse the Great Lakes is launched
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Spain sells part of Florida for $5 million to the US
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East and West Florida are combined by Congress into a single Florida Territory
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The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling on it's voyage
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The US house of representatives begins to decide the outcome of the election deadlock between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; Adams wins the election.
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John Quincy Adams is elected by the House of Representatives to be the 6th President of the United States
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The first US Patent for an internal-combustion engine is issued to Samuel Morey for his "Gas or Vapour Engine"
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The first dictionary to be written in the US is registered to be copyrighted for publication. It's author is Noah Webster.
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Andrew Jackson was elected as the 7th President of the United States.
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William Austin Burt patents the typographer/typewriter
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Charles Durant flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC to Perth Amboy, NJ. Making him the first US aeronaught
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City Bank in NY was robbed of $245,000. This is the first bank robbery documented in the U.S.
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The first steel plow is made by John Deere
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Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper; Springfield, Vermont
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For the first and only time in our history our country was not in debt
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First attempt on a U.S. President's life
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Samuel Colt patents the first revolver
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Charles Goodyear receives his first rubber patent
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William Otis of Philadelphia patents the steam shovel
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Samuel Morse patents his invention, the telegraph
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Napoleon Guerin of New York patents the first cork life preservers
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The first known sewing machine is patented by John Greenough, of Washington, D.C.
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Charles Dickens' novel, "A Christmas Carol" is published and sells 6,000 copies
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Nitrous oxide is used for the first time in a dental setting
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First Baseball team to organize and adopt a set rule code
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Unable to cross the mountains, they construct a winter camp. They would go on starve to death, and result to eating the dead in order to survive.
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Samuel Colt sells his first revolver to the U.S. government/army
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An ice jam stops the falls from flowing for approximately 30 hours
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The only U.S. president to do so, he applies for a patent for an invention that would lift a boat over shoals and other obstructions
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Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes his work, "The Scarlet Letter" in Boston
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The NY Knickerbockers wear straw hats, white shirts, and long blue trousers in the first team uniform for a baseball team
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel was published in Boston
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Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay, exposing Japanese to western influence and trade for the first time.
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Smith & Wesson are awarded the first U.S. patent for metal bullet cartridges
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Abraham Gesner patents kerosene
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the U.S. Supreme court ruled that African-Americans could not be U.S. citizens
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Baseball officials decided that 9 innings would constitute a complete game, not 9 runs.
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The first pencil with an attached eraser was patented by Hyman L. Lipman
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The insanity plea was used for the first time to prove a suspect's innocence
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Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech to the Cooper Union that historians say was crucially important to his being elected
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Lincoln stated that slavery was unlawful, this statement would set into motion events leading to the start of the Civil War (April 12, 1861)
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Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic" a influential song that is still performed today
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Lincoln made his famous proclamation between September 22, 1862 to January 1, 1863
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Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander of the Union Army
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John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln in Ford's Theater; Lincoln would later die of his injuries.
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The U.S. House of representatives pass the 14th Amendment (Civil Rights)
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The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia at the price of 2 cents per acre.
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President Andrew Johnson avoided impeachment by one vote
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Former Union commander inaugurated as the 18th President of the United States
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John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil
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the National Association of Professional Base-Ball players is organized
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Ulysses S. Grant is re-elected President of the United States
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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first pair of blue jeans with copper rivets
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The first cartoon to have an elephant representing/depicting the Republican Party is published by Thomas Nast
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First sound transmission is made my Alexander Graham Bell
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Baseball's National League is formed with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis
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A catcher's mask is used for the first time in a baseball game
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American Bar Association is Organized
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New York's Madison Square Garden is opened, and named after the fourth U.S. president, James Madison
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Thomas Edison patented his electric incandescent lamp
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The ancient egyptian style obelisk, "Cleopatra's Needle" is erected in Central Park, New York
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American outlaw Jesse James is killed in his home
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"Buffalo Bill" Cody puts on his first Wild West Show
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Construction begins in Chicago for the first skyscraper, which would be 10 stories tall
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Mark Twain publishes "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the United States
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The Statue of Liberty is dedicated to President Grover Cleveland in NYC in it's first confetti parade
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Thomas Edison patents the kinetoscope, a device that plays moving pictures
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Frederick Douglass is the first african-american nominated for the U.S. Presidency
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The Wall Street Journal begins publication
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The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois
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General Electric Company is formed and incorporated in New York
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Daniel Williams performed the first successful open heart surgery without anesthesia
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Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time
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Volleyball is invented in Massachusetts by W. G. Morgan
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First recorded car accident occurs when Henry Wells hits a cyclist in NYC
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John Philip Holland invents the first submarine to fully submerge, use both electric and gasoline engines, and to be able to travel a considerable distance
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Spain declares war on U.S. after rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from cuba
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The United States and United Kingdoms sign the treaty for the Panama Canal
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U.S. Steel Corporation is organized under J.P. Morgan
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The Texas Oil Company, or Texaco, is formed
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Wind Cave National Park of South Dakota is established
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The U.S. gains control of the panama canal zone for $10 million
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A.G. MacDonald's automobile in Daytona Beach exceeds 100 mph, it is the first recorded to do so
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Willis Carrier is granted a U.S. patent for the worlds first air conditioner
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NY Giant Roger Bresnahan is the first catcher to wear shin guards
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This was the last time the Cubs would win the World Series for 108 years until they won it again in 2016
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Pitcher Cy Young is traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Naps at age 41
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the Boy Scouts of America are founded
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The first Indianapolis 500 is held; Ray Harroun wins
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Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as the 28th President of the United States
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Henry Ford introduces an assembly line for the Model T
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Babe Ruth has hitching experience while playing for the Boston Red Sox; he also hits his first home run
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2 million gallons of molasses flood Boston, MA, and 21 people are killed
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Baseball bans any pitches that involve tampering with or altering the ball
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Congress authorizes time zones and daylight savings
