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Maria Weston Chapman
1806Jul, 25

Maria Weston Chapman

Maria Weston Chapman, American abolitionist (d. 1885)
Maria Weston Chapman (July 25, 1806 – July 12, 1885) was an American abolitionist. She was elected to the executive committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1839 and from 1839 until 1842, she served as editor of the anti-slavery journal The Non-Resistant.

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  • 23Mar

    Corps of Discovery

    After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home.
  • 27Jun

    British invasions of the River Plate

    British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasions of the River Plate.
  • 12Aug

    British invasions of the River Plate

    Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.
  • 8Oct

    Congreve rocket

    Napoleonic Wars: Forces of the British Empire lay siege to the port of Boulogne in France by using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve.
  • 9Oct

    War of the Fourth Coalition

    Prussia begins the War of the Fourth Coalition against France.