8th United States Congress - Major Events

Major Events

  • April 30, 1803: Louisiana Purchase was made by the United States from France
  • February 16, 1804: In the First Barbary War, Stephen Decatur led a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate Philadelphia
  • May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark Expedition departed from Camp Dubois to begin their historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River
  • July 11, 1804: Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton
  • November 30, 1804: Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
  • December 3, 1804: United States presidential election, 1804: Incumbent Thomas Jefferson (DR) beat challenger Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (F)
  • March 1, 1805: Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate

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