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when the first comput was mad
the first computer was mad in 1613 by charlees baddage -
frederick william
Frederick William, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia, was born. -
Charles II, King of Spain since
1665 (* 1661). The Habsburg Dynasty becomes extinct. -
Massachusetts passes
In June, Massachusetts passes a law ordering all Roman Catholic priests to leave the colony within three months, upon penalty of life imprisonment or execution. New York then passes a similar law. -
George Washington dies at Mount Vernon
1800 - June. The U. S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. December 3. Electors meet in their states and cast votes for the next president of the United States. A tie vote between Jefferson and Aaron Burr does not become known till the end of the month. This throws the election into the House of Representatives which addresses the matter on February 11, 1801. -
Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision,
- thousands of businesses fail after the collapse of Ohio Life Insurance and Trust; 600 people drown when the S.S. Central America sinks off Charleston; Garibaldi establishes association to unify Italy.
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Hubert Cecil Booth
British Engineer who invented the first powered vacuum cleaner. Patent received August 30, 1901