May 1804

Historical Events in May 1804

Appointment of Interest

May 10 British Prime Minister Henry Addington resigns, replaced by William Pitt the Younger

British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger — British Prime Minister
William Pitt the Younger

British Prime Minister Henry Addington — British Prime Minister
Henry Addington

Historic Expedition

May 14 Meriwether Lewis & William Clark's expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson sets out from St Louis for Pacific Coast

Soldier/Public Administrator Meriwether Lewis — Soldier/Public Administrator
Meriwether Lewis

3rd US President Thomas Jefferson — 3rd US President
Thomas Jefferson

Explorer and Leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition William Clark — Explorer and Leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition
William Clark

Event of Interest

May 18 Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate

French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte — French Emperor
Napoléon Bonaparte

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