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1803
Events
January–March
January 1
– The first edition of
Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière
's
Almanach des gourmands
, the first guide to restaurant cooking, is published in Paris.
January 5
–
William Symington
demonstrates his
Charlotte Dundas
, the "first practical steamboat", in Scotland.
January 30
–
Monroe
and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy,
New Orleans
; they end up completing the
Louisiana Purchase
.
February 19
–
Act of Mediation
issued by
Napoleon Bonaparte
establishes the
Swiss Confederation
to replace the
Helvetic Republic
. Under the terms of the act,
Graubünden
,
St. Gallen
,
Thurgau
, the
Ticino
and
Vaud
become Swiss cantons.
February 21
–
Edward Despard
and six others are hanged and beheaded for plotting to
assassinate
King
George III of the United Kingdom
and to destroy the
Bank of England
.
February 24
–
Marbury v. Madison
: The
Supreme Court of the United States
establishes the principle of
judicial review
.
February 25
– A major redistribution of territorial sovereignty within the
Holy Roman Empire
is enacted via an act known as the
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
.
March 1
–
Ohio
is admitted as the 17th
U.S. state
, retroactive from
August 7
,
1953
.
March 9
–
Aargau
becomes a Swiss canton.
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