What was happening when Sam Houston was born?

Answer 1

Houston was born in 1793 and in the United States:

1. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
2. George Washington held his first Cabinet Meeting.
3. George Washington started his second term in office.
4. George Washington laid the Cornerstone of the US Capital.
5. Eli Whitney applied for a patent on his cotton gin.

In England, the first five pound note is printed.

In France, Napoleon kicked Horatio Nelson's troops and Hood's fleet out of Toulon.

In Canada the Act Against Slavery is passed.

The first free settlers arrive in Australia.