1809 - Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether LewisCharles Willson Peale Meriwether Lewis ( August 18, 1774 October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator; he is best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery. Lewis was born in Albemarle County, Virginia (ne dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.
1811Events February 5 George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom. He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency. March 1 Eg - Inventor John StevensJohn Stevens, III ( 1749 March 6, 1838) was a lawyer, engineer, and inventor. Born in New York, New York, the son of John Stevens (1715-1792), secretary to Governor Livingston of New York, and his wife Elizabeth Alexander. He graduated King’s College (whi' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steamIn physical chemistry and in engineering, steam refers to vaporized water. It is a pure, invisible gas (for mist see below), which at standard atmospheric pressure has a temperature of around 100 degrees celsius, and occupies about sixteen hundred times t-powered ferryA ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. Ferries form an important part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities, allowing direct transit bet (service between New York, New York, and Hoboken, New JerseyHoboken is a densely populated city on the west bank of the Hudson River in Hudson County, New Jersey, just across from Manhattan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 38,577. Geography Hoboken is located at 40°44'41" North, 74°1'59").
1862Events January-March January 10 End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 Julia Ward Howe's " Battle Hy - American Civil War: In the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart and his men loot Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during a raid into the north.
1906 - San Francisco public school board sparks United States diplomatic crisis with Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.
1987 - March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights attracts between 500,000 and 600,000 people to protest the Bowers v. Hardwick decision and the U.S. government's handling of the AIDS epidemic; first public display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.