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1791
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In 1791 George Washington was President, John Adams was Vice President, and Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State. There were 14 states, and the new country had a growing population of four million people. After losing the Revolutionary War, England refused to send the Americans any more Bibles, so demand for Bibles was high and supply was very low. Isaac Collins rose to the task in his Trenton, New Jersey print shop. He pre-sold 3,000 copies before the project was even begun… and before it ended, he had printed 5,000.
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The calculating engines of English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) are among the most celebrated icons in the prehistory of computing. Babbage’s Difference Engine No.1 was the first successful automatic calculator and remains one of the finest examples of precision engineering of the time. Babbage is sometimes referred to as "father of computing." The Charles Babbage Foundation took his name to honor his intellectual contributions and their relation to modern computers.
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The Vermont Republic (1777 - 1791) had a brief but politically rich existence. Some might argue that it owed its existence to Ethan and Ira Allen's desire to expand their control of this newly settled region. Others would describe the creation of the Republic as the Allens' skillful political response to the competing factions in the Continental Congress who wanted control of parts of Vermont for their own colonies. However one looks at it, the Republic was certainly the reason that Vermont survived as an entity long enough to become the fourteenth state of the United States of America.
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From the enactment of the Bill of Rights in 1791 until the 20th Century, no one seriously argued that the Second Amendment dealt with anything but an individual right -- along with all other nine original amendments. Kates writes that not one court or commentator denied it was a right of individual gun owners until the last century. Judges and commentators in the 18th and 19th century routinely described the Second Amendment as a right of individuals. And they expressly compared it to the other rights such as speech, religion, and jury trial.
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A leaf from the original 1791 First Edition of the Isaac Collins Bible: the first “Family Bible” printed in America…these leaves are 215 years old. They come with a beautiful Historical Brochure & Certificate of Authenticity. This King James Version Bible was the most influential Bible in Colonial America from the late 1700’s until the mid 1800’s. Whether framed and displayed in your home, or given as a wonderfully unique gift: it is sure to draw attention.
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In August 22, 1791, what ultimately became known as the "Haitian Revolution," was ignited by an enormous slave revolt led by a high priest named Boukman. General Toussaint L'Ouverture of Haiti, a former slave, fought with Spain and Britain against the French until they abolished slavery. He then switched sides and fought with the French believing this would help bring freedom and independence. Other Haitian Afrikan leaders figured prominently and maybe more importantly, generals Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe. Haiti was beginning to function as an independent state, much to the displeasure of the French elite.
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