A total eclipse of the sun occurred June 1*, 1806. It happened in the forenoon the great obscuration being between eleven and twelve o’clock, when everything had the appearance of night. The fowls hastened to their roosts; the chill of evening came on; and the stars were visible.
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1809
Humphry Davy invents the first electric light - the first arc lamp.
James Madison president of the USA 1809-1817.
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1810
German, Frederick Koenig invents an improved printing press.