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1773
| 1773 • Scottish judge James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, begins publication of Of the Origin and Progress of Language, a contribution to evolutionary ideas of the Enlightenment. |
1815
Feb 1
Age: 42y
| 1815 • New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to a John Stevens. |
1817
Nov 16
Age: 44y
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birth of childPeter S Fisher Sr. Temmels, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1817 • The first Seminole War begins in Florida. |
1823
Jan 5
Age: 50y
| 1823 • The congress of Central America declares absolute independence from Spain, Mexico, and any other foreign nation, including North America, and a republican system of government is established. |