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- The second federal census was taken in 1800, and determined the population to be 5,308,483. Of that number, 896,849, about 17% were enslaved. April 24, 1800: Congress chartered the Library of Congress and allocated $5,000 to purchase books.
- Jan. 1, 1801: President John Adams began a tradition of White House receptions on New Year's Day. Any citizen could stand in line, enter the mansion, and shake hands with the president.
- April 4, 1802: Dorothea Dix, an influential reformer who headed efforts to organize Union nurses in the Civil War, was born in Hampden, Maine. Summer 1802: President Thomas Jefferson read a book by explorer Alexander Mackenzie, who had traveled across Canada to the Pacific Ocean and back.
- Feb. 24, 1803: The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, decided Marbury v. Madison, a landmark case that established the principle of judicial review.
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- May 23, 1810: Margaret Fuller, editor, writer, and feminist icon, was born in Massachusetts. June 23, 1810: John Jacob Astor formed the Pacific Fur Company.
- February 3, 1811: Legendary newspaper editor Horace Greeley was born in Amherst, New Hampshire. May 11, 1811: Chang and Eng Bunker, famous conjoined twins, were born in Siam, which will lead to them becoming known as the Siamese Twins.
- February 7, 1812: British novelist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England. March 15, 1812: The Luddites, who were opposed to machines being used in manufacturing, attacked a wool factory in England.
- The Casselsmans Bridge was built in Maryland as part of the National Road, and was the longest stone arch bridge in America at the time. April 23, 1813: Stephen Douglas, U.S. Senator and rival of Abraham Lincoln, was born in Brandon, Vermont.
Steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, NJ, begins on October 11, 1811. On November 6, 1811, American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the American Indian chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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1810s. Presidency of James Monroe. See also. Further reading. 1790s. References. External links. Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) U.S. territorial extent in 1790. This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from 1790 to 1819 . 1790s.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Events from the year 1810 in the United States. Quick Facts Decades:, See also: ... Close. Incumbents. Federal government. President: James Madison ( DR - Virginia) Vice president: George Clinton ( DR - New York) Chief justice: John Marshall ( Virginia)
