1757 - On-board the HMS MonarchAt least three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch A Monarch served in the Royal Navy c. Monarch launched 1868, was an ironclad masted turret ship. Monarch launched 1911, was an Orion class battleship., Admiral John ByngJohn Byng ( 1704 March 14, 1757), British admiral, was the fourth son of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, and entered the navy in 1718. The powerful influence of his father accounts for his rapid rise in the service. He received his first appointment is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty.
1794Events February 11 1st session of US Senate open to the public. March 14 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 17 - Eli WhitneyEli Whitney ( December 8, 1765 January 8, 1825) was an American inventor and manufacturer who is credited with creating the first cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin was a mechanical device which removed the seeds from cotton, which until that time was ext is granted a patentA patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally 20 years from the filing date). The term "patent" originates from the term patere which means to lay open (to public inspectio for the cotton ginThe Cotton gin is a machine invented in 1793 purportedly by American Eli Whitney (granted a patent on March 14, 1794) to mechanize the production of cotton fiber. The machine quickly and easily separates the cotton fibers from the seedpods and the sometim.
1800Events March 14 Cardinal Barnaba Chiaramonti is elected pope Pius VII. March 21 Pius VII becomes Pope April 24 US Library of Congress founded. May 15 Napoleon Bonaparte crosses the Alps and invades Italy. June 14 Battle of Marengo, Napoleon defeats the Au - Cardinal Barnaba Chiaramonti is elected Pope Pius VII
1903 - Theodore Roosevelt issues an executive order making Pelican Island , in Florida, a “preserve and breeding ground for native birds,” marking the birth of the National Wildlife Refuge System .
1991 - After 16 years in prison for allegedly bombing a pub in an Irish Republican Army attack, the " Birmingham Six" are freed when a court determines that the police fabricated evidence.