Events
- March 16 – Congress authorizes the establishment of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
- April 19 – The Judiciary Act of 1802 is enacted, reorganizing the federal court system.
- April 30 – The Enabling Act of 1802 authorizes the creation of Ohio from the Northwest Territory and sets a precedent for the creation of future states from the western territories.
- June 1 – William Thornton is appointed the first superintendent of the United States Patent Office.
- July 4 – At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens.
- October 2 – First Barbary War: Fighting ends between Sweden and Tripoli. The United States also negotiates peace, but war continues over the size of compensation.
- October 12 – Joseph Gardner Swift becomes the first graduate of the United States Military Academy.
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