At this time in history 1790 – 1799
- At this time in History Timeline 1770 – 1789
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- M.S. Bounty mutineers settle on Pitcairn Island.
- Aloisio Galvani experiments on electrical stimulation of the muscles.
- Philadelphia temporary capital of U.S. as Congress votes to establish new capital on Potomac.
- Lavoisier formulates Table of 31 chemical elements.
- S. Bill of Rights ratified.
- Boswell’s Life of Johnson.
- Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
- Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette executed.
- Reign of Terror begins in France.
- Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, spurring the growth of the cotton industry and helping to institutionalize slavery in the U.S. South.
- Kosciusko’s uprising in Poland quelled by the Russians.
- In U.S., Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania as farmers object to liquor taxes.
- Reign of Terror ends with execution of Robespierre.
- Napoléon Bonaparte, French general, defeats Austrians.
- In the U.S., Washington’s Farewell Address (Sept. 17); John Adams elected president; Thomas Jefferson, vice president.
- Edward Jenner introduces smallpox vaccination.
- Napoleon extends French conquests to Rome and Egypt.
- S. Navy Department established.
- Rosetta Stone discovered in Egypt.
- Napoleon leads coup that overthrows Directory, establishes the Consulate, becomes First Consul—one of three who rule France together.