▁ 1 1 th ▁( start ing ▁March ▁ 4 ) ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ ▁February ▁ 3 ▁– ▁Illinois ▁Territ ory ▁is ▁created . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Robert ▁F ult on ▁pat ents ▁the ▁steam bo at . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁Miami ▁University ▁( Oh io ) ▁is ▁established ▁( by ▁Act ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 ) ▁on ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁land ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁it ▁under ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁Miami ▁P urchase ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 0 ▁– ▁A ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁is ▁greater ▁than ▁any ▁individual ▁state . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Illinois ▁Territ ory ▁is ▁effective . ▁ ▁March ▁ 4 ▁– ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁is ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁May ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Mary ▁D ixon ▁K ies ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁a ▁pat ent ▁granted ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pat ent ▁and ▁Tra dem ark ▁Office . ▁She ▁invent ed ▁a ▁technique ▁of ▁we aving ▁st raw ▁with ▁sil k ▁and ▁thread . ▁ ▁August ▁– ▁Following ▁ref itting , ▁the ▁ ▁(" Old ▁Ir ons ides ") ▁is ▁recomm ission ed ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Al ong ▁the ▁N atch ez ▁Trace ▁in ▁Tennessee , ▁expl orer ▁Mer