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The US Capitol moved from Philadelphia to Washington, DC.
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Philadelphia opened two steam pumping stations, January 1801, to lift water from the Schuylkill River and distribute it through the city's wooden pipes and mains
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On March 4th 1801 Thomas Jefferson was elected as the 3rd president of the United States.
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A deal between the United States and France where the United states purchased 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River.
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The Amendment of the United States Constitution providing the procedure for electing the President and Vice President is added
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Lewis and Clark begin their there expedition up the Missouri River.
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Alexander hamilton dies after being shot the previous day by vice president Aaron Burr in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey.
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Thomas Jefferson is re-elected, he receives all state votes except connecticut, delaware, and 2 from maryland.
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Aaron Burr former vice president is arrested for treason and sent to Richmond, Virginia, to be tried. He was found not guilty.
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On January 1st 1808 the law banning the importation of slaves into the united states took effect.
