360What happened in 1804?
6 moments from 1804 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 21 February 1804
Trevithick's engine makes the first railway locomotive journey
On 21 February 1804, a steam engine built by the Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick hauled 10 tons of iron, five wagons and about 70 men along a tramway at the Penydarren ironworks in Wales. It was the first journey by a steam locomotive on rails, covering almost 16 km in about four hours.
- On this day · 21 February 1804
The first railway journey by a steam locomotive
On 21 February 1804, Richard Trevithick's steam engine hauled 10 tons of iron, five wagons and about 70 men along a tramway at the Penydarren ironworks in Wales. It was the first journey by a steam locomotive on rails, and a first step towards the railway age.
- On this day · 2 December 1804
Napoleon is crowned Emperor of the French
On 2 December 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French in Paris, placing the crown on his own head. His armies went on to dominate much of Europe until his defeat at Waterloo in 1815. His legal code still influences laws in many countries.
- 21 February 1804 · from Trevithick's engine makes the first railway locomotive journey
The Penydarren locomotive makes its journey
- 1804 · from The 1800s: the first battery and the first steam locomotive
Trevithick's steam locomotive
- 1804 · from The 1800s: the first battery and the first steam locomotive
Napoleon crowned emperor