January 23 Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 February 29 Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England March 1 1st National Meeting in the Hague March 9 Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais March 28 Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church March 31 Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar April 13 1st elephant arrives in U.S. from India April 13 Battle at Millesimo Italy: Napoleon beats Austrians April 22 Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi April 28 Cease fire of Cherasco May 10 French government arrest 10 utopists May 10 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge May 10 Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam May 14 1st smallpox inoculation administered, by Edward Jenner May 15 France and Sardinia sign Peace treaty of Paris May 15 French troops occupy Milan May 16 Lombardije Republic forms May 19 Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds May 27 James S. McLean patents his piano June 1 Last of Britain's troops withdraws from U.S. June 1 Tennessee admitted as 16th U.S. state July 4 1st Independence Day celebration is held July 8 U.S. State Department issues 1st American passport July 22 Cleveland, Ohio, founded by General Moses Cleaveland August 8 Boston African Society establishes with 44 members August 17 English beat Bataafs Navy in Saldanha Bay August 19 Spain and France sign anti-English alliance August 23 African Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated September 2 Jews of the Netherlands are emancipated September 5 General Salicetti orders equal rights for Jews of Bologna Italy September 8 Battle of Bassano-French beat Austrians September 19 George Washington's farewell address as president October 5 Spain declares war on England November 3 John Adams elected president November 17 Battle of Arcole-Napolean I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy December 18 1st U.S. newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)
