January 1 Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chasse reaches Madrid January 5 Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain and France January 12 British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814) January 20 1st U.S. geology book published by William Maclure February 1 Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system February 3 Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) February 8 Franz I of Austria declares war on France February 11 Robert Fulton patents steamboat February 13 French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege February 20 Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state March 1 Embargo Act of 1807 repealed and Non-Intercourse Act signed March 4 Madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes April 14 Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria April 18 1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England April 20 Napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria April 22 Battle at Eckmuhl - Napoleon beats Austria arch duke Karl May 5 Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland May 5 Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a U.S. patent (weaving straw) May 17 Papal States annexed by France May 21 Battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon May 24 Dartmoor Prison opens to house French prisoners of war June 1 Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home June 6 Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established June 10 1st U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia July 27 Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army July 30 English invasion army lands in Walcheren July 31 1st practical U.S. railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Philadelphia August 8 70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) August 10 Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) September 18 Royal Opera House in London opens November 22 Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen December 16 Napoleon Bonaparte divorces Empress Josephine by French Senate December 26 English invasionary troop leaves Vlissingen December 30 Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston
