| 1 | 1789 | - 1789—1789: French Revolution; George Washington elected the first President of America
French Revolution marks a fundamental break with the tradition of monarchy; the “rights of man†are enshrined.
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| 2 | 1794 | - 1794—1794: Whiskey Rebellion
As the new country began finding its feet, U.S. Pres. George Washington sent troops to western Pennsylvania in 1794 to quell the Whiskey Rebellion, an uprising by citizens who refused to pay a liquor tax that had been imposed by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton to raise money for the national debt and to assert the power of the national government. Federalists cheered the triumph of national authority; members of the Thomas Jefferson’s Republican (later Democratic-Republican) Party were appalled by what they saw as government overreach. More than two centuries later, the names and faces have changed, but the story is ongoing.
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| 3 | 1798 | - 7 Jul 1798—7 Jul 1798: United States Marine Corps is established
The United States Marine Corps is established
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| 4 | 1803 | - 1803—1803: Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
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| 5 | 1804 | - 11 Jul 1804—11 Jul 1804: Alexander Hamilton shot by V.P. Aaron Burr in a duel
Alexander Hamilton shot by V.P. Aaron Burr in a duel
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| 6 | 1805 | - 1805—1805: Battle of Trafalagar and Nelson's death
Battle of Trafalagar and Nelson's death
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| 7 | 1825 | - 1825—1825: Rocket steam locomotive built
Rocket steam locomotive built, marking the start of the railway age of cheap, fast land transport.
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| 8 | 1836 | - 1836—1836: Telegraph Invented
Telegraph Invented
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| 9 | 1855 | - 1855—1855: First petrol-driven car
Benz develops first petrol-driven car, starting the most profound technical and social revolution of the modern age.
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1779 - 1860 (81 years)
