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HISTORY FACTS 1800s
President Thomas Jefferson signs "The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807" into law on March 3, 1807, ending the transatlantic slave trade.
English is not native to the British Isles. It was brought to Britain in the mid-5th to 7th Centuries by German, Danish, and Dutch settlers.
Before he became president, Abraham Lincoln was wrestling champion of his county in Illinois. He fought in nearly 300 matches and lost only one.
In Australia, weed whackers are called whipper snippers.
In 1777, Frederick the Great issued an official statement urging his subjects to drink beer in the morning instead of coffee.
HISTORY FACTS 1800s
On April 11, 1803, while negotiating to purchase New Orleans, LA, from the French for $10 million, the U.S. delegation headed by Robert R. Livingston is dumbfounded to be offered the 828,800 square mile "Louisiana Purchase" instead for $15 million. Livingston accepts without consulting President Thomas Jefferson to prevent Napoleon from rescinding the offer.
HISTORY FACTS 1800s
On February 11, 1809, Robert Fulton patents his steamboat and soon after begins offering services on major rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
HISTORY FACTS 1800s
Future 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln is born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, KY.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
On June 23, 1810, John Jacob Astor founds the Pacific Fur Company. The success of this trading company would make him the United States' first multi-millionaire and even when adjusted for inflation, one of the richest men in American history.
Green eyes are extremely rare: only 2 percent of the population has them, and they’re more common in females than males.
When we’re born, the only innate fears we have are the fear of falling and the fear of loud sounds. All other fears are learned.
Bacon was used to make explosives during World War I (the waste fat was turned into glycerin for the war effort).
In Korea, there is a breed of dog called a Sapsali, which was originally thought to banish ghosts and evil spirits.
"Huh?" is understood in all languages.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
Steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, NJ, begins on October 11, 1811.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
On November 6, 1811, American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the American Indian chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Qantas Airways once powered an interstate flight on cooking oil. This marked Australia’s first commercial flight using sustainably derived biofuel.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake (the strongest ever recorded in the continental United States) strikes near New Madrid, MO, temporarily reversing the course of the Mississippi River on February 2, 1812.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
British soldiers burn the White House and other government buildings on August 24, 1814.
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt was allergic to moon dust.
Berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower. This means that pineapples, bananas, watermelons, pumpkins, and avocados are berries.
One of the world's largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons is located at a U.S. Navy base near Seattle, which is partially defended by trained dolphins.
One horse can have approximately 15 horsepower. Horsepower is about 746 watts. The term was coined in the late 18th Century.
The Leaning Tower of Piza is tilted because of the soft soil that it’s built on – which has also protected it from at least 4 powerful earthquakes.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
Francis Scott Key writes "The Star Spangled Banner" while witnessing the September 13-14, 1814, bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
On September 23, 1815, the "Great September Gail of 1815" begins in New England, marking the first hurricane (a category 3) to strike the region since 1635.
China owns all of the pandas in the world. They rent them out for about $1 million a year.
All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as ten elephants. It gets repainted every seven years without closing to the public.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
Construction begins on the Erie Canal in Rome, NY, on July 4, 1817.
HISTORY FACTS 1810s
The thirteen stars and stripes configuration of the U.S. flag is officially adopted by Congress on April 4, 1818.