1796Events Edward Jenner develops vaccination, using cowpox to protect against smallpox February 1 The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York March 9 Widow Josephine de Beauharnais marries General Napoleon Bonaparte. March 30 Carl Gauss obtained - George WashingtonGeorge Washington ( February 22, 1732— December 14, 1799), also called Father of his Country 1 was an American general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783) and later the first President of the Unite's Farewell Address
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 - Battle of Iuka , MississippiMississippi ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Magnolia State Other U. States Capital Jackson Largest City Jackson Governor Haley Barbour Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 32nd 125,546 km²121,606 km² 3,940 km² 3% Population Total ( 2000) Density - Union troops under General William RosecransWilliam Starke Rosecrans ( September 6, 1819 March 11, 1898), nicknamed Old Rosy served as an American military officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. Born at Kingston, Ohio, Rosecrans graduated from West Po defeat a ConfederateThe Confederate States of America CSA also known as the Confederacy was the confederacy formed by the southern states that seceded from the United States during the period of the American Civil War. The 11 states of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas, force commanded by General Sterling PriceGeneral Sterling Price ( September 20, 1809 September 29, 1867) was an antebellum politician from the U. state of Missouri and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Price was born near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. He completed
1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen - Battle of Chickamauga
1976 - A Turkish Boeing 727 hits a mountain in southern Turkey killing 155
1978 - Newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater is shot dead after disturbing burglars at a farm. His murder trial is quite a famous case in British legal history.
1982 - Scott Fahlman posts the first recorded instance of the emoticon :-) to an online bulletin board