18 Jun 1812 - War declared by the United States against the King of Great Britain. The war known as 'The War of 1812'.
26 Jun 1812 - Hanging of the Indian 'Omic' in Cleveland.
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1814
George Stephenson designs a steam locomotive.
German, Joseph von Fraunhofer invents the spectrocope for the chemical analysis of glowing objects.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was the first person to take a photograph.
The first plastic surgery is performed in England.
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1815
23 Sep 1815 - Great September Gale of 1815. The hurricane struck with an 11 foot storm surge to Providence, Rhode Island. New London, Connecticut was also in the path of this great storm, as was Massachusetts and much of New England.