WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1801
Find out what all happened February to May 1801

An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. (17. February 1801)

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America. (10. May 1801)

War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. (8. March 1801)

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. (27. February 1801)

Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle. (23. March 1801)

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen – The British capture the Danish fleet. (2. April 1801)

John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. (4. February 1801)

Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo. (6. May 1801)

The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt. (21. March 1801)