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Jean-Honore Fragonard Paints the Susins
In 1766 Fragonard painted the Susins which helped gain him a reputation for his art. His art style was specificly nudity so many people believed his work to be "naughty". However, after this painting, nobles from all over started to appreciate his work and soon castles of these nobles were covered in Fragonard's work (Rollyson 775). -
Napoleon Is Born
The great military leader Napoleon Bonaparte was born on this date. He was born on the island in Ajaccio which is on the Island of Corsica. Napoleon was born into Nobility because his family was in the Noble class in Italy (McGuire 13). -
The Declaration of Independence Is Signed
The Declaration of Independence is a very important document in American history for it states the natural born rights of an American citizen along with America declaring its independence from Britain. Howerver, the Declaration was rewritten on July 4th by Thomas Jefferson which is the Declaration that we use today. The first delegate to sign the version written by Thomas Jefferson was John Hancock and he made sure that his name was the bigger then all the rest (History). -
The Spinning Mule
While the industrial revolution was in full gear, cotton was a major export of America so many inventions were made to try to make the cotton process easier. So a man by the name of Samuel Crompton combined two inventions together to make one. He combined the spinning jennt and the water frame to create the spinning mule which cotton strands stronger and finer then most machines could have (Beck 635). -
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Napoleon joins the artillery
In 1785 Napoleon attended the royal millitary school in Paris. He was very confident in himself and believed he could succeed as a military leader. Soon navy evaluations were cancelled so at the age of 16, Napoleon joined the artillery (McGuire 18). -
U.S Colonies come together to write the Constitution
As America was starting to form, the 13 Colonies decided that they needed a better government. They soon had a meeting and started to create the Constitution that we use today. This replaced the articles of confederation which we used before the Constitution (Moss 1). -
Washington becomes president.
After 11 states ratified the Constitution, it came into effect. The last state to ratify it was North Carolina. Due to the layout of the Constitution, the colonies needed a leader and through an election, George Washington was chosen as the first president of the United States (Moss 2). -
Napoleon's first step to supreme power
Napoleon was given 2nd in command of the interior army of France. This was the first step to Napoleon become the supreme power of France. Napoleon in time planned to crush the democracy and monarchy in France and soon transfer all the power to himself (Puryear 13). -
Napoleon ends the war in Italy.
After a war with Austria, Napoleon finally defeats the Austrian army. To bring peace they sign the treaty of Campo-Formio. This gave the French control of the low countries in Europe such as Belgium and the Netherlands. This was another big step to Napoleon's plan of ultimate power (McGuire 43). -
Napoleon sells the Louisiana terrirtory
Napoleon's number one threat at this time was Britain. He felt that he needed to put an end to there reign so he could have complete control, but his funds were low. Napoleon proceeded to sell the Louisiana territory to the United States for money to help declare was on Britain (Puryear 14). -
Napoleon is crowned emperor
In May of 1804, Napoleon was voted to be given the title of emperor. On December 2nd, the official ceremony was going to take place in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. As the pope prepared to crown Napoleon, Napoleon grasped the crown out of the Pope hands and put it on his own head to show that he had absolute power (Puryear 15). -
Napoleon's greatest victory
Soon other countries started to despise the French. Some of those countries were Austria and Russia who planned to attack the French. On December 2nd Napoleon faced a force of both Austrian's and Russians combined and defeated them and this was known as his greatest victory (Puryear 15). -
The Berlin Decree
After Franch has finally conquered the entry of Berlin, Napoleon passed this decree wthich banned all British goods throughout Europe. His plan was to weaken the Great Britain. He then contnued onto other countries such as Russia to also force them to agree to this decree (Puryear 15). -
Napoleon's Downfall
On this date Napoleon decided to attack Wellington. However, Wellington countered this attack by nightfall by having reinforcements sent in. The British and their allies soon one and this was a crushing defeat for Napoleon (Puryear 17) -
Napoleon's Death
After being captured by British military, Napoleon was shipped to St. Helena where he lived in exile for 6 years. During these six years, he wrote down his memories. Finally he died of a stomach born illness which is believed to be cancer (Bentley 592). -
The First Railroad Starts To Be Made
During the industrail revolution many new inventions were starting to come into society. In 1821 a man by the name of George Stephenson began to build the first railroad system in Amercian which would stretch 27 miles. This railroad system was finally completed in 1825 and it was very successful (Beck 637).
