January 9 Income Tax introduced in UK January 10 Friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar January 14 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets January 14 King of Naples flees before advancing French armies January 21 Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination is introduced January 25 1st U.S. patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont February 9 USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I February 13 1st U.S. law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts February 15 1st U.S. printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania February 25 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land February 25 Congress passes 1st federal quarantine legislation March 2 Congress standardizes U.S. weights and measures March 6 Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine March 12 Austria declares war on France March 19 Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna March 26 Napolean captures Jaffa Palestine March 28 New York State abolished slavery April 14 Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews April 20 Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar April 20 Napoleon issues a decree calling for establishing Jerusalem for Jews June 22 England and Russia decide to invade Bataafse Republic July 24 William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) is willed the slave York July 25 French-Egyptian forces under Napolean I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir August 13 English fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname August 27 English invasion army lands in North-Holland August 30 Bataafse fleet surrender to English September 1 Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) September 19 English and Russian invasion army conquerors Receiver October 2 Duke of York and Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands October 6 Battle at Castricum: French and Bataafs army beats English/Russian army October 9 British frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast October 10 Convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs October 22 Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition November 9 Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France December 10 Metric system established in France December 18 George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon December 24 Jakobijns plot against Napoleon uncovered December 26 George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in hearts of his countrymen"
