Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours ( June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. Events 1100-1899 1128 - Battle of St.Mamede, near Guimarães. Portuguese forces led by Afonso I beat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava... June 24, Events January 22 - Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to England. July 17 - Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit. September 8 - In California, Fathers Pedro Cambon and Angel Somera found Mission San... 1771 – October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. Events 475 - Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor. 1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg... October 31, Events January 1 - Abolition of customs charges at borders within Germany. January 3 - The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City March 6 - York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. March 18 - The Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset farm labourers, are sentenced to be transported to a penal... 1834) was born in The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris, The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France and emigrated with his father Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739 - 1817 August 7), born in Paris, France, was the founder of a dynamic and innovative family of entrepreneurs. He was first son of Samuel du Pont and Anne Alexandrine Montechanin; he added the name of a district south of Paris called de Nemours... Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States in 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events March 1 - Federalist James Ross becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate. March 7 - Napoleon captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. March 29 - New York... 1799.

Like his father, he was initially a supporter of the The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While France would oscillate among republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years... French Revolution but both were among those who physically defended Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. Suspended and arrested during the insurrection of the 10th of August, he was tried by the National Convention, found guilty of... Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. In a recent survey, she was voted the... Marie Antoinette from a mob besieging the Up to 1871 the Tuileries Palace was a palace in Paris, France, on the right bank of the River Seine. After the death of Henry II of France in 1559, his widow, Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) planned a new palace. She began the building of the palace of Tuileries... Tuileries Palace in The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris during On August 10, 1792, during the French Revolution, a mob – with the backing of a new municipal government of Paris that came to be known as the insurrectionary Paris Commune – besieged the Tuileries palace. King Louis XVI and the royal family took shelter with the Legislative Assembly. This... the insurrection of August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 143 days remaining. The term the 10th of August is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on August 10, 1792, the effective end... August 10, 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 25 - The London Corresponding Society is founded. February 20 - The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington. March 16 - King of Sweden Gustav III Shot in the... 1792. His father narrowly escaped the Public guillotining in Lons-le-Saunier, 1878 The guillotine is a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame (approx 4m high) from which is suspended a heavy triangular blade (approx 40kg). The blade is hauled to the top of the... guillotine. After the family house was sacked by a mob in 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 3 - The Treaty of Tripoli (a peace treaty between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Algiers. January 7 - The parliament of the Repubblica Cisalpina adopts the Italian gree-white-red tricolour as official flag... 1797 during the events of 18 Fructidor, the entire family left for the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States in 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events March 1 - Federalist James Ross becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate. March 7 - Napoleon captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. March 29 - New York... 1799. They hoped (but failed) to found a model community of French exiles.

Du Pont brought an expertise in -1... chemistry and Gunpowder is a substance which burns very rapidly and is used as a propellant in firearms. There are two types: Black powder—invented by the Chinese in the 9th Century—was the only widely-known and used practical explosive until the 20th Century. However, it is now primarily... gunpowder making. Because of the very poor quality of gunpowder being made in America, in Events March 16 - West Point is established. March 25/27 - Treaty of Amiens between France and United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition. March 28 - H. W. Olbers discovers the asteroid Pallas. May 19 - Napoleon Bonaparte establishes the French légion dhonneur (Legion of Honour). July 4... 1802 he founded what would become one of the largest and most successful American corporations: This article is about the DuPont company. For the Washington, D.C., neighborhood, see the article Dupont Circle. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ( NYSE: DD) was founded in July 1802 as a gun powder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont on... E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

External link

• Bio at the du Pont company website (http://heritage.dupont.com/touchpoints/tp_1802/depth.shtml)