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Jane Pierce
1806Mar, 12

Jane Pierce

Jane Pierce, American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)
Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863), wife of President Franklin Pierce, was the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. Disliking politics, she was unhappy in the role, often unable to perform her duties, as she suffered from poor health as well as grief for the death in childhood of all three of their sons.

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Events on 1806

  • 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.