1792February 20February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 314 days remaining, 315 in leap years. Events 1472 Orkney and Shetland are annexed to the crown of Scotland. 1547 Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster A - The US Postal Service Act establishes the United States Post Office DepartmentThe Post Office Department was the former name of the United States Postal Service when it was a cabinet department. It was headed by the United States Postmaster General. The Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792 e.
3 1810sEvents and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe ( 1803 1815). The Luddites ( 1811 1816) in Great Britain were machine-wreckers, protesting against machines perceived as taking their jobs. The Spanish colony of New Granada declares independence as t
4 1820sEvents and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire ( 1821). Several countries declared their independence from Spain and Portugal: The Republic of Gran C
1825Events January 4 King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies and is succeeded by his son Francis I of the Two Sicilies. February 9 After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John - The US establishes a dead letter officeThe United States Postal Service started a dead letter office in 1825 to deal with undeliverable mail. Approximately 57 million items end up in this office every year, where enclosed items of value are removed and the correspondence is destroyed. When enc.
5 1830sEvents and Trends Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony. Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States. World Leaders Emperor Francis II ( Austria) Emperor Ferdinan
6 1840sEvents and Trends First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. The treaty between the British Crown and Maori made New Zealand a British colony and is considered the founding point of modern N