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1783
May 18
| 1783 • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand makes the first ever recorded public demonstration of a parachute descent by jumping from the tower of the Montpellier observatory in France using his rigid-framed model which he intends as a form of fire escape. |
1809
Dec 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childEmily Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1809 • A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States states that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state. |
1812
Age: 28y
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birth of childDouglas Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1812 • U.S. President James Madison enacts a 90-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. |
1850
Sep 17
Age: 67y
| 1850 • The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
1856
Age: 72y
| 1856 • The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution, as King-Grand Duke William III signs the new constitution without the Chamber of Deputies' consent. |