What Happened in 1802
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Humphry Davy Creates the First Incandescent Light
The Davy lamp is a safety lamp with a wick and oil vessel burning originally a heavy vegetable oil, devised in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. It was... Read more
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West Point Military Academy Is Established
On March 16, 1802, Congress approved legislation establishing the United States Military Academy at West Point, one of the oldest military service... Read more
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Toussaint L'ouverture Signs A Treaty With The French In Cap-Haïtien
Denying that he was trying to reinstate slavery, Napoleon sent his brother-in-law General Charles Leclerc with thousands of troops and numerous... Read more
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Slavery Is Restored In Guadeloupe
Political conflicts in Guadeloupe and in Saint-Domingue grew with the restoration of slavery on May 20, 1802, and the defection of leading French... Read more
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Martha Washington Dies
On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. When she married George Washington in... Read more
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After Initially Fighting with France Against the Rebellion, Dessalines and Pétion Switch Sides and Fight for Haiti's Freedom
For a few months the island was quiet under Napoleonic rule. But when it became apparent that the French intended to re-establish slavery (because... Read more
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Alexandre Petion Joins The Nationalist Force
Political conflicts in Guadeloupe and in Saint-Domingue grew with the restoration of slavery on May 20, 1802, and the defection of leading French... Read more
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Beethoven Writes the Heiligenstadt Testament
The Heiligenstadt Testament is a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt (today part of Vienna) on... Read more
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The Treaty Of Fort Confederation Is Signed
The Treaty of Fort Confederation was signed on October 17, 1802 between the Choctaw (an American Indian tribe) and the United States Government.... Read more