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1801
| 1801 • An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved, when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. |
1828
Oct 29
Age: 27y
marriageAmbrose Morton Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1828 • English naturalist and explorer William John Burchell collects the only known specimen of Parabouchetia brasiliensis,an exceptionally rare member of the nightshade family Solanaceae, in central Brazil. |
1830
Age: 29y
| 1830 • The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India. |
1830
Mar
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Bourne Morton Madison County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1837
May 28
Age: 36y
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birth of childBenjamin Davis Morton Madison County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1837 • In Philadelphia, The Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) is founded as the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States. |
1840
Age: 39y
| 1840 • August Borsig's steam locomotive, the first built in Germany, competes against a Stephenson-built locomotive on the Berlin-Jüterbog railroad; the Borsig locomotive wins by 10 minutes. |
1840
Mar 27
Age: 39y
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birth of childSusan Jane Morton Madison County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The first English translation of Goethe's Theory of Colours by Charles Eastlake is published. |
after
Age: 69y
1870
Age: 69y
| 1870 • The U.S. Congress creates the United States Department of Justice. |