WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1804
Find out what all happened February to June 1804

Karadjordje leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. (14. February 1804)

Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. (21. March 1804)

The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire (25. April 1804)

The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales. (21. February 1804)

First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. (16. February 1804)

Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate. (18. May 1804)

High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil. (5. April 1804)

Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales. (4. March 1804)

The Serbian revolution begins. (15. February 1804)

Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city. (13. May 1804)

Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. (10. March 1804)

New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. (15. June 1804)

The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River. (14. May 1804)