Foxy Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 A variation of what we've been doing in the Random Thoughts thread, this game will test your googling skills to the max. We will start the game at the year 1800. It will kind of come out like a big time line of interesting historical facts or just general interest facts that occured in that year (but nothing personal about yourself). Maybe it will help some of our Songfactors who are currently still studying at school. I'll start with the year 1800, next person please google for 1801. 1800 Electric light first produced by Sir Humphrey Davy. (who lived in the next town to me) Use of high pressure steam pioneered by Richard Trevithick. (who lived in the exact same town as me!) Earliest Bible Christian registers. Royal College of Surgeons founded. Herschel discovers infra-red light. Volta makes first electrical battery. British trade accounts for about 27% of world trade. The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. was created in 1800 for Congress' reference needs. The Library of Congress is the largest public library in the world, holding not just books but movies, photographs, newspapers, maps, and many other items. The library has about 30 million books and 80 million other items stacked on the more than 530 miles of shelves in three buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Union Jack official British flag. Grand Union Canal opens in England. Surrey iron railway, on which horse-drawn trucks carry coal and farm produce. Elgin Marbles brought from Athens to London. In France, Mme Hugo discovers she is expecting her son Victor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 edna did 1801... 1802 The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 (Germinal 4, year X in the French Revolutionary Calendar) by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquis Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Elgin Marbles brought from Athens to London. steals is the operative word. and their return is still refused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 1803 President Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana from Napoleon, therefore increasing the size of the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 steals is the operative word. and their return is still refused! Oh, talk about Le Louvre!! Napoleon Bonaparte took half Egypt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 1804 - After helping to lead a rebellion against the French, Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti independent. - Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France. He was crowned on 2 December 1804. - The first self-propelling steam engine or steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Wales. Designed by Richard Trevithick, a Cornishman - William Dunbar and George Hunter began expedition of southern territory in Louisiana Purchase and began travels by leaving Natchez, Mississippi and heading up the Ouachita River to Hot Springs, arriving there in December 1804. - Pere Lachaise Cemetery a 118 acre cemetery in Paris, France was founded. - New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 1804 continued: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major written Beethoven's Opus 85 Christus am Ölberge completed Beethoven angrily renames his Third Symphony from the Napoleon to the Eroica after Napoleon crowns himself emperor. Births March 14 - Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 1805 January 11 Michigan Territory organizes March 3 Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms April 7 Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself) April 27 U.S. Marines attack shores of Tripoli May 4 Henry C. Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx May 26 Lewis and Clark 1st see Rocky Mountains May 26 Napoleon is crowned king of Italy June 4 Tripoli forced to conclude peace with U.S. after war over tribute June 5 1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois) June 21 Great Stoneface Mt found in NH July 8 American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England July 26 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die September 4 1st edition of Batavian State-Current published September 30 Napoleons army draws into the Rhine October 21 Battle of Trafalgar, Adm Nelson defeats French and Spanish fleet and dies October 23 Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340 November 7 Lewis and Clark 1st sights Pacific Ocean November 8 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean November 16 Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French November 18 30 women meet at Mrs. Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes November 18 Female Charitable Society, first woman's club in America November 18 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st Americans to cross continent November 20 Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna November 25 Opera "Thais" 1st American performance December 2 Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz December 9 Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth December 26 France and Austria signs Peace of Pressburg December 26 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia December 31 End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Earliest Primitive Methodist registers. Napoleon attempts European economic blockade of Britain. Dartmoor Prison opened (built by French prisoners). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 1806 - Logan County, Kentucky, future president Andrew Jackson participated in a duel, killing Charles Dickinson, a lawyer regarded as one of the best pistol shots in the area. - German emperor Francis II officially dissolved the Holy Roman Empire which was formed in 962AD when he abdicated. The Empire was a medieval state that embraced most of central Europe and Italy under the rule of German kings. Although it intended to be a continuation of the ancient Roman Empire, long before its dissolution it had ceased to be a major political power. Said Voltaire, "It was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 That Voltaire was a real card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Wow...deja-vu. I've read that on here somewhere before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I have a favorite Voltaire story. Want to hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Yes I'd love to...I'll read it in 4.5 hours once I've had some sleep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I used to teach an advertising copywriting class. New/young copywriters all have one thing in common. They find it difficult to be brief. Their copy is often too wordy. This is no good, especially when writing copy for broadcast advertising. It takes more time to capsulize the message than to run on and include every thought that comes to mind. I'd always cite this Voltaire story. Voltaire was writing to a dear friend whom he hadn't communicated with in a long while. He had much to tell. Before he knew it he had written ten pages. In closing he apologized and said: "Sorry dear friend. I should have been more brief and concise but I just didn't have the time." A little instruction. A little irony. A little Voltaire. And yes, now even a little Uncle Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Voltaire was writing to a dear friend whom he hadn't communicated with in a long while. He had much to tell. Before he knew it he had written ten pages. In closing he apologized and said: "Sorry dear friend. I should have been more brief and concise but I just didn't have the time." A little instruction. A little irony. A little Voltaire. And yes, now even a little Uncle Joe. I like Voltaire, I love Uncle Joe!!! :: :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 "Sorry dear friend. I should have been more brief and concise but I just didn't have the time." ha ha, that quote was in the back of the notebooks they gave us in school! i had forgotten about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted May 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 1807 - Dec 4th - Most Worshipful Brother Prince Hall, the first African American known to have received the Masonic degrees in America, died. - Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in Alabama for treason. He was charged with treason for planning an expedition to invade Mexico. He was later found innocent. - A British squadron under Admiral Duckworth forced the passage of the Dardanelles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 1807 January 1 Curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816) January 12 Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden Neth, 150 die January 20 Napoleon convenes great Sanhedrin, Paris January 28 London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight February 8 Napoleon defeats Russians in battle of Eylau February 9 French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon February 10 U.S. Coast Survey authorized by Congress February 19 British squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle February 19 VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent February 24 17 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England March 2 Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 March 5 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B March 25 1st railway passenger service began in England March 25 British Parliament abolishes slave trade March 25 George Canning becomes British minister of Foreign affairs May 22 Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Virginia (acquitted) May 22 Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila) June 22 British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812 June 26 Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die June 28 British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina July 7 France, Russia and Prussia sign Peace of Tilsit August 17 Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River September 1 Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire September 4 Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat September 14 Aaron Burr acquitted of a misdemeanor charge December 22 Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain and France 1808 January 1 African Benevolent Society (education) forms January 1 Congress prohibits importation of slaves January 1 Sierra Leone becomes a British colony January 10 Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies January 19 Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law February 11 Anthracite coal 1st burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre, Pa March 6 1st college orchestra in U.S. founded, at Harvard March 7 Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro March 23 Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain March 27 Joseph Haydns oratorio "Die Schopfung" premieres in Vienna March 31 French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names April 9 Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace April 13 William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance April 17 Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of U.S. ships April 30 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri May 2 Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid May 3 Goya's "Executions of 3rd of May" May 30 Napoleon annexes Tuscany and gave it seats in French Senate June 1 1st U.S. land-grant university founded at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio June 5 Battle at Wagram: French army beats Austrians June 15 Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain June 22 Zebulon Pike reaches his peak July 2 Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam July 5 Battle of Buenos Aires July 15 French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples July 20 Napoleon decrees all French Jews adopt family names July 28 Mahmud II succeeds Mustafa IV as sultan of Turkey August 17 Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain September 30 Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire October 17 Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw October 31 Holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain November 10 Osage Treaty signed December 7 James Madison elected U.S. pres/George Clinton vice-pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 1808 A leap year starting on a Friday January 1 - Importation of slaves into the United States is banned February - Russia issues an ultimatum to Sweden, to join France, Denmark and Russia and attacks Finland. 26 January - Rum Rebellion: On the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of the colony of New South Wales, disgruntled military officers of the New South Wales Corps (the "Rum Corps") overthrow and imprison Governor William Bligh and seize control of the colony. February 2 - French troops occupy Papal States (Vatican) February 11 - Anthracite coal first burned as fuel, experimentally. February 21 - Russian troops cross border to Finland without declaration of war - the Finnish War begins March 2 - Russian troops occupy Helsinki and threaten Sveaborg March 11 - Russian troops occupy Tampere March 22 - Russian troops occupy Turku March 26 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII April 6 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. April 16 - Troops under colonel Carl von Döbeln clash with Russian troops in Pyhäjoki, Finland May 2 - Peninsular War: The people of Madrid uprise against the French troops. May 3: The fortress of Sveaborg is lost by Sweden to Russia, during the Finnish War. Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who uprose on May 2 are fired near PrÃncipe PÃo hill. June 12 - Landing of Swedish troops to Ala-Lemu fails June 19 - Second landing of Swedish troops fails in Ala-Lemu July 5 - Battle of Buenos Aires - locals repel the British troops July 14 - Troops under colonel Adlercreutz force Russians to withdraw in Lapua August 10 - Troops under Carl von Döbeln defeat Russian attack in Kauhajoki August 21 - Battle of Vimiero - British troops under Duke of Wellington defeat French under general Junot September 29-October 19 - Truce between Swedish and Russian troops in Finland November 19 - New truce ends fighting in Finland November - Swedish troops evacuate Finland. Tsar Alexander I of Russia proclaims Finland a part of Russia. November - James Madison defeats Charles C. Pinckney in U.S. presidential election December - Napoleon invades Spain December 9 - At 20:34 UTC Mercury occults Saturn. There are no observation records. Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mustafa IV (1807-1808) to Mahmud II (1808-1839) Academy of Fine Arts, Munich founded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 1809 January 1 Holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid January 5 Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain and France January 12 British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814) January 20 1st U.S. geology book published by William Maclure February 1 Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system February 3 Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) February 8 Franz I of Austria declares war on France February 11 Robert Fulton patents steamboat February 13 French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege February 20 Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state March 1 Embargo Act of 1807 repealed and Non-Intercourse Act signed March 4 Madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes April 14 Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria April 18 1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England April 20 Napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria April 22 Battle at Eckmuhl - Napoleon beats Austria arch duke Karl May 5 Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland May 5 Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a U.S. patent (weaving straw) May 17 Papal States annexed by France May 21 Battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon May 24 Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war June 1 Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home June 6 Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established June 10 1st U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Phila July 27 Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army July 30 English invasion army lands in Walcheren July 31 1st practical U.S. railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila August 8 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) August 10 Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) September 18 Royal Opera House in London opens November 22 Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen December 16 Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate December 26 English invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen December 30 Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Is there going to be a quiz on this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 If you play with the other children nicely, there may be a pop-quiz and the end of term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Pop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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