WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1819
Find out what all happened January to May 1819

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar. (7. February 1819)

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore. (6. February 1819)

The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England, on June 20. (22. May 1819)

The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated. (25. May 1819)

Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. (29. January 1819)

British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III. (19. February 1819)

By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. (22. February 1819)

The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time. (17. February 1819)

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