Major Events
- Mar 4 Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
- Apr 2 Napoleonic Wars: The British led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet in the naval Battle of Copenhagen
- May 10 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war)
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Thomas Cole
William H. Seward
Brigham Young
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Articles About 1801
United Kingdom Forms
The Union Jack, national flag of the United KingdomJanuary 1
Thomas Jefferson Elected US President
Tally of electoral college votes in the election of 1800. No candidate won a majority, so an election in the House of Representatives took place, with Jefferson winning on the 36th ballot.February 17
Tsar Goes a Step Too Far
For over 300 years Russia’s famous Romanov family possessed fabulous wealth and power, but it wasn’t enough to keep them out of reach of assassins.March 23
Battle of Copenhagen
Nelson’s line anchored and in action against the Danish line, which lies between him and CopenhagenApril 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Henry Addington
Napoléon Bonaparte
Thomas Jefferson