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Events. May 1 – Macon's Bill Number 2 becomes law, intending to motivate Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels during the Napoleonic Wars. 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.
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.
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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.
1810 ( MDCCCX) 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.
- 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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