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  • England, United Kingdom
    1793
    Robert Fulton

    Canal Mania enthusiastic

    England, United Kingdom
    1793

    Fulton became caught up in the enthusiasm of the "Canal Mania". In 1793 he began developing his ideas for tugboat canals with inclined planes instead of locks.




  • England, United Kingdom
    1793
    Robert Fulton

    Fulton proposed plans for steam-powered vessels

    England, United Kingdom
    1793

    As early as 1793, Fulton proposed plans for steam-powered vessels to both the United States and British governments. The first steamships had appeared considerably earlier. The earliest steam-powered ship, in which the engine moved oars, was built by Claude de Jouffroy in France. Called Palmipède, it was tested on the Doubs in 1776. In 1783, de Jouffroy built Phyroscaphe, the first paddle steamer, which sailed successfully on the Saône. The first successful trial run of a steamboat in America had been made by inventor John Fitch, on the Delaware River on August 22, 1787. William Symington had successfully tried steamboats in 1788, and it seems probable that Fulton was aware of these developments.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Feb 13, 1793
    George Washington

    Washington signed into law the Fugitive Slave Act

    U.S.
    Wednesday Feb 13, 1793

    On February 12, 1793, Washington signed into law the Fugitive Slave Act, which overrode state laws and courts, allowing agents to cross state lines to capture and return escaped slaves. Many in the north decried the law believing the act allowed bounty hunting and the kidnappings of blacks. The Slave Trade Act of 1794, limiting American involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, was also enacted.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Feb 13, 1793
    George Washington

    Second Term

    U.S.
    Wednesday Feb 13, 1793

    The Electoral College unanimously elected him president on February 13, 1793, and John Adams as vice president by a vote of 77 to 50.




  • Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Monday Mar 4, 1793
    George Washington

    Washington sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing

    Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Monday Mar 4, 1793

    Washington, with nominal fanfare, arrived alone at his inauguration in his carriage. Sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing on March 4, 1793 in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Washington gave a brief address and then immediately retired to his Philadelphia presidential house, weary of office and in poor health.




  • U.S.
    Monday Apr 22, 1793
    George Washington

    Neutrality Proclamation

    U.S.
    Monday Apr 22, 1793

    On April 22, 1793, during the French Revolution, Washington issued his famous Neutrality Proclamation and was resolved to pursue, "a conduct friendly and impartial toward the belligerent Powers" while he warned Americans not to intervene in the international conflict.




  • France
    Jun, 1793
    Napoleon

    Bonaparte and his family fled to the French mainland

    France
    Jun, 1793

    Napoleon came into conflict with Paoli, who had decided to split with France and sabotage the Corsican contribution to the Expédition de Sardaigne, by preventing a French assault on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena. Bonaparte and his family fled to the French mainland in June 1793 because of the split with Paoli.


  • Beaucaire, France
    Jul, 1793
    Napoleon

    Le souper de Beaucaire

    Beaucaire, France
    Jul, 1793

    In July 1793, Bonaparte published a pro-republican pamphlet entitled Le souper de Beaucaire (Supper at Beaucaire) which gained him the support of Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of the Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre.


  • France
    1793
    Napoleon

    Napoleon was promoted to brigadier general

    France
    1793

    Napoleon adopted a plan to capture a hill where republican guns could dominate the city's harbour and force the British to evacuate. The assault on the position led to the capture of the city, but during it Bonaparte was wounded in the thigh. Napoleon was promoted to brigadier general at the age of 24. Catching the attention of the Committee of Public Safety, he was put in charge of the artillery of France's Army of Italy.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 31, 1793
    George Washington

    Jefferson submitted his resignation from Washington's cabinet

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 31, 1793

    On July 31, 1793 Jefferson submitted his resignation from Washington's cabinet. Washington signed the Naval Act of 1794 and commissioned the first six federal frigates to combat Barbary pirates.


  • France
    1793
    Napoleon

    Napoleon spent time as inspector of coastal fortifications on the Mediterranean coast

    France
    1793

    Napoleon spent time as inspector of coastal fortifications on the Mediterranean coast near Marseille while he was waiting for confirmation of the Army of Italy post. He devised plans for attacking the Kingdom of Sardinia as part of France's campaign against the First Coalition. Augustin Robespierre and Saliceti were ready to listen to the freshly promoted artillery general.


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