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canal. Robert Fulton (born November 14, 1765, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania [U.S.]—died February 24, 1815, New York, New York) was an American inventor, engineer, and artist who brought steamboating from the experimental stage to commercial success. He also designed a system of inland waterways, a submarine, and a steam warship.
Robert R. Livingston was born in New York City in August 1718. He studied law, was admitted to practice, and became a prominent member of the Bar. He was appointed a judge of the Court of Admiralty in 1760, and was commissioned as Fourth Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature on March 16, 1763. Livingston represented Dutchess County at the ...
May 2, 2024 · David Livingstone (born March 19, 1813, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland—died May 1, 1873, Chitambo [now in Zambia]) was a Scottish missionary and explorer who exercised a formative influence on Western attitudes toward Africa.
Apr 30, 2020 · American diplomats Robert Livingston and James Monroe purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million dollars, or four cents an acre, in 1803. ... More than 5,000 people died ...
Robert Livingston. (1746-1813) November 27, 1746 marks the birth of Robert R. Livingston, jurist, statesman, and political leader of the Revolutionary period. Livingston served on numerous committees in the Continental Congress, including the one that drafted the Declaration of Independence, helped draft New York's first constitution, and ...
Robert R. Livingston. (1746–1813). An influential early American leader was Robert R. Livingston. A statesman and jurist, Livingston was a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He rendered distinguished service as a delegate to the Continental Congress, as first secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs ...
Dec 6, 2019 · In December 1806, Fulton and Robert Livingston reunited in New York to resume work on their steamboat. By early August 1807, the boat was ready for its maiden voyage. The 142-foot-long, 18-foot-wide steamboat used Fulton’s innovative a one-cylinder, 19-horsepower condensing steam engine to drive two 15-foot-diameter paddlewheels, one on each ...
