1794

Events

February 11 - 1st session of US Senate open to the public.
March 14 - Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
March 27 - The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 1797 the first three frigates, USS United States, USS Constellation and USS Constitution went into service).
May 8 - French chemist Antoine Lavoisier is executed by guillotine.
May 28-June 1 - The Glorious First of June (Battle of Ushant), naval battle between British and French.
July 27 - French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution."
July 28 - Maximilien Robespierre is guillotined in front of a cheering crowd, for sending thousands of others to a similar fate during the French Revolution.
August 7 - Whiskey Rebellion begins: Farmers in the Monoghaela Valley of Pennsylvania rebel against the federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks.
August 20 - Battle of Fallen Timbers - American troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa and Pottawatomie warriors into a disorganized retreat.
November 19 - United States and Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty.

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Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy

1794 in literature:
- The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe
- The Old English Baron - Clara Reeve

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