WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1793
Find out what all happened March to December 1793

The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington. (18. September 1793)

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. (23. May 1793)

The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two. (12. August 1793)

The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina. (12. October 1793)

Queen Marie-Antoinette of France is tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial in the Palais de Justice, Paris, and condemned to death the following day. (15. October 1793)

French Revolutionary Wars: the city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces. (27. August 1793)

French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship. (10. June 1793)

The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. (24. June 1793)

New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster. (9. December 1793)

Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. (13. July 1793)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote. (8. September 1793)

The wedding of Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes place. (26. December 1793)

The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France. (10. August 1793)

Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMS Lutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck. (18. December 1793)

Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5–6 meters, during one of the first attempted manned flights. (15. May 1793)

A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Chaumette. (10. November 1793)

Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeat Austria. (26. December 1793)

Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France. (23. July 1793)

French Revolution: the French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror. (5. September 1793)

The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited. (9. July 1793)

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