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1810 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1810th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 810th year of the 2nd millennium, the 10th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1810s decade. As of the start of 1810, the ...
June 4 – The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves is founded in Dedham, Massachusetts. June 23 – John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. September 8 – The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor 's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board.
Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Jan 19 Cold Friday: temperature at Portsmouth, New Hampshire drops from 54°F to minus 12°F in one day with many frozen to death. Feb 1 1st insurance company managed by African Americans, The African Insurance Company opens in Philadelphia. Feb 1 Seville, Spain surrenders to the French without a fight.
Mar 3, 2010 · This Day In History. September | 16. Choose another date. 1810. Mexican War of Independence begins. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launches the Mexican War of Independence...
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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.
On June 23, 1810, John Jacob Astor founds the Pacific Fur Company. The success of this trading company would make him the United States' first multi-millionaire and even when adjusted for inflation, one of the richest men in American history. Steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, NJ, begins on October 11, 1811.
Oct 12, 2019 · April 24, 1800: Congress chartered the Library of Congress and allocated $5,000 to purchase books. Nov. 1, 1800: President John Adams moved into the unfinished Executive Mansion, which would later be known as the White House. Dec. 3, 1800: The U.S. electoral congress convened to decide the winner of the election of 1800, which ended in a tie.
