...Date... AGE Event
1808/--/-- -1 - Beethoven composes "Fifth Symphony"
1808/--/-- -1 - Congress prohibits importing of African slaves
1808/--/-- -1 - Francisco de Goya paints The Third of May, depicting the cruelty of war.
1808/--/-- -1 - French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac isolates the element boron.
1808/--/-- -1 - German artist Caspar David Friedrich exhibits The Cross in the Mountains.
1808/--/-- -1 - Japanese artist Buncho paints True View of Mount Hiko.
1808/--/-- -1 - John Jacob Astor founds the American Fur Company.
1808/--/-- -1 - Napoleon appoints his brother Joseph as king of Spain.
1808/--/-- -1 - Napoleon occupys Spain
1808/--/-- -1 - The British under Wellington aid Portugal against France in the Peninsular War.
1808/11/16 0 *** Ewing, William - Born to Ewing, Matthew and Hollin, Eliza Ann (Ewing)
1809/--/-- 0 - Frenchman Nicolas Appert develops the first effective method for canning food.
1809/--/-- 0 - German artists Overbeck and Pforr found the Nazarenes.
1809/--/-- 0 - James Madison (Democratic Republican) becomes president of the United States
1809/--/-- 0 - John Stevens' steamboat the Phoenix makes the first ocean-going voyage.
1809/--/-- 0 - Lamarck publishes his theories of evolution in Zoological Philosophy.
1809/--/-- 0 - Metternich draws Austria into the War of the Fifth Coalition against France.
1809/--/-- 0 - Napoleon annexes the Papal States and takes Pope Pius VII prisoner.
1809/--/-- 0 - Russia seizes Finland from Sweden; King Gustav IV Adolf abdicates.
1809/--/-- 0 - The French defeat the Austrians at Wagram; Francis II accepts the Treaty of Schonbrunn.
1809/01/25 0 *** Ewing, William - Died
In 1808 Transportation was by:
Foot
Horse
Sailing ship
Bicycle
Steamboat
In 1808 Communications was by:
Word of Mouth
Post Office
In 1808 Food Preparation was by:
Wood
In 1808 Entertainment was by:
Social Intercourse
Organized Sports
Travel
Professional Sports
Movies
Radio
Television
Theme parks
Computer
In 1808 Health Care was by:
Operations
Anesthetic
X-Rays
MRI
In 1808 War Making was by:
Calvary
gun
Artillery
Submarine
In 1808 Navigation was by:
Stars & Maps
Compass
from the SFHR database of Duane Bristow 03-13-2021 19:56:48