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EVENTS AND TRENDS
Technology
Invention of the
Jacquard Loom
in
1801
.
Ultraviolet Radiation
is discovered by
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
.
Flag Semaphore
is gradually adopted by various
Navies
of the world.
Morphine
is isolated from
Opium
for the first time in
1804
.
Nicolas François Appert
develops a method to preserve food by means of
Canning
.
Astronomy
The first known
Asteroids
are discovered in this decade:
---
Ceres
(
1801-01-01
). Ceres is reclassified as a
Dwarf Planet
in
2006
.
---
Pallas
(
1802-03-28
)
---
Juno
(
1804-09-01
)
---
Vesta
(
1807-03-29
)
War, peace and politics
The
First Barbary War
(
1801
–
1805
) is fought between the
United States
and the
Barbary States
of
North Africa
.
The
Kingdom Of Great Britain
and the
Kingdom Of Ireland
merge into the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
in 1801.
In
1803
, the US acquired the
Louisiana Territories
from
France
.
Haiti
gains
Independence
from France on
1804-01-01
, becoming the first
Black
Republic
.
The
Fulani War
(
1804
–
1810
) is fought in present day
Nigeria
and
Cameroon
.
The
First Serbian Uprising
(
1804
−
1813
) marks the first time in 300 years
Serbia
perceives itself an independent state.
Beginning of the
Napoleonic Wars
(
1805
–
1815
).
Beginning of the
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)
between
Russia
and the
Ottoman Empire
.
War of 1812
Other
The
Lewis And Clark Expedition
(
1804
–
1806
)
WORLD LEADERS
Emperor
Napoleon I
(
First French Empire
)
Emperor
Francis II
(
Holy Roman Empire
)
Frederick William III Of Prussia
(
Prussia
)
Pope Pius VII
Tsar
Paul I
(
Russia
)
Tsar
Alexander I
(Russia)
King
Charles IV
(
Spain
)
King
George III
, (
United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
)
President
John Adams
(
United States
)
President
Thomas Jefferson
(United States)
Fath Ali Shah
of
Qajar Dynasty
(
Persia
)
Jiaqing Emperor
of
China
(
Qing Dynasty
)
