Events January–March January 1 – The Stibo Group is founded by Niels Lund as a printing company in Aarhus (Denmark). January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the 14th and 15th states. A subsequent act restores the number of stripes to 13, but provides for additional stars upon the admission of each additional state. January 21 – King George III of Great Britain delivers the speech opening Parliament and recommends a continuation of Britain's war with France. February 4 – French Revolution: The National Convention of the French First Republic abolishes slavery. February 8 – Wreck of the Ten Sail on Grand Cayman. February 11 – The first session of the United States Senate is open to the public. March 4 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed by Congress for submission to the states for ratification. March 11 – Canonsburg Academy (modern-day Washington & Jefferson College) is chartered by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. March 12 – General Antoni Madaliński, a commander of the National Cavalry in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, disobeys an order from the ruling Russian Empire and Kingdom of Prussia imposing demobilization, advancing his troops from Ostrołęka to Kraków. March 14 – Eli Whitney is granted a United States patent for the cotton gin. March 22 – Congress prohibits American ships from supplying slaves to any nation other than the United States, setting a penalty of forfeiture of the ship and a $2,000 fine. March 23 – British troops capture Martinique from the French. March 24 – Tadeusz Kościuszko makes his proclamation starting the Kościuszko Uprising against the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Prussia in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Prussian Partition. March 26 – The U.S. lays a 60-day embargo on all shipping to and from Great Britain. March 27 The United States Government authorizes the building of the first six United States Navy vessels; in 1797 the first three frigates, , and will go into service (not to be confused with October 13, 1775, which is observed as the Navy's Birthday). The U.S. Senate passes a rule ending its policy of closing all of its sessions to the public. April–June April 4 – Battle of Racławice: Polish supporters of the Kościuszko Uprising defeat forces