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3 days ago · 1807: François Isaac de Rivaz designs the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen. 1807: Robert Fulton expands water transportation and trade with the workable steamboat.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Strassmann (German: [fʁɪt͡s ˈʃtʁasˌman] ⓘ;...
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Year Event 600 BC: Ancient Greek philosopher Thales of...
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4 days ago · In 1807, following many years of lobbying by the abolitionist movement, led primarily by William Wilberforce, the British Parliament voted to make the slave trade illegal anywhere in the Empire with the Slave Trade Act 1807.
1 day ago · The written history of Mexico spans more than three millennia. First populated more than 13,000 years ago, central and southern Mexico (termed Mesoamerica) saw the rise and fall of complex indigenous civilizations.
Apr 18, 2024 · Treaty of Amritsar, (April 25, 1809), pact concluded between Charles T. Metcalfe, representing the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh, head of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab. The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation. The immediate occasion was the French threat to northwestern.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Oliver Ellsworth (born April 29, 1745, Windsor, Conn., U.S.—died Nov. 26, 1807, Windsor) was an American statesman and jurist, chief author of the 1789 act establishing the U.S. federal court system.
Apr 17, 2024 · Lord William Bentinck (born September 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, England—died June 17, 1839, Paris, France) was a British governor-general of Bengal (1828–33) and of India (1833–35). An aristocrat who sympathized with many of the liberal ideas of his day, he made important administrative reforms in Indian government and society.
4 days ago · H.R. 1807: Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023. To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate rules with respect to the electronic delivery of certain required disclosures, and for other purposes. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
