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Jou — This Day in History
January
2026
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Jou surfaces Haitian and African history entries that share today's date across centuries. Each highlighted day on the calendar contains at least one entry from your timeline — click any date to read it. The Did You Know section below surfaces entries without a specific date, drawn randomly from the archive on every visit.
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1706-January-01: During the War of…
1717-January-01: The commercial interdependence between…
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1493-01-02: (Columbus Departs for Spain,…
1767-Jan.-02: The ship La Pauline,…
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1767-Jan.-03: Captain Viviat, commanding the…
Un Negre de nation Ibo,…
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Deux Negres enchaînés ensembles, l’un…
Un Negre Congo, nommé Alerte,…
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Un Negre, nommé la Fortune,…
Un Negre nommé Néron, nation…
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1767-Jan.-06: The slave ship Le…
1767-Jan.-06: Students from the Pensionnat…
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1767-Jan.-07: Market prices for French…
1767-Jan.-07: Political news from London…
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1767-Jan.-08: The merchant vessel Les…
1767-Jan.-08: A massive caterpillar infestation…
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Un Negre nouveau, Congo, âgé…
Un Negre, Congo, étampé ECOSTE,…
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Un Negre, étampé MENDÉS, âgé…
Un Mulâtre, nommé Joseph, créole…
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Une Négresse créole, nommé Zabeth,…
Deux Negres créoles, nommés Louis…
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1767-Jan.-12: Captain Pierre le Lievre…
1767-Jan.-12: The slave ship Le…
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Un Negre Thiamba, nommé Alexis,…
Un Negre Tapoua, nommé Balthazar,…
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1767-Jan.-14: Reports from London confirmed…
1767-Jan.-14: The Spanish Crown intensified…
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Un Negre Congo, Perruquier, âgé…
Un Negre Créole, nommé Colas,…
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1493-Jan.-16: Columbus and Martín Alonzo…
1767-Jan.-16: The slave ship L’Arada…
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1761-01-17: (André Rigaud, Mulatto Revolutionary…
1767-Jan.-17: Madame de Cockburne, the…
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1767-Jan.-18: A performance of “Le…
1767-Jan.-18: A performance of “Le…
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1767-Jan.-19: Hélène, a Creole woman…
Deux Negres, nouveaux, nation Nago,…
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1731-Jan.-20: The Laurence Frigate arrived…
1758-01-20: (Mackandal, Enslaved African and…
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1767-Jan.-21: Commercial reports from Port-au-Prince…
1767-Jan.-21: The colonial gazette published…
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Une Mulâtresse âgée d’environ 16…
Un Negre nouveau, nation Congo,…
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Un Negre Congo, nommé la…
Deux Negres, nation Congo, l’un…
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872-January-24: Internal correspondence from the…
1767-Jan.-24: Creditors of Sieur Nicolas…
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Un Negre, Congo, nommé Daniel,…
Deux Negres, dont l’un nommé…
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Un Negre nommé Néron, nation…
Un Griff, créole du Mirebalais,…
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1767-Jan.-27: The port of Cap-Français…
Deux Negres, l’un nommé Jacques,…
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1767-Jan.-28: Runaway notices from Cap-Français…
1767-Jan.-28: Market indicators for the…
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Un Negre Créole, nommé Sosie,…
Trois Negres, dont deux Créoles,…
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1767-Jan.-30: Market data from Saint-Marc…
Deux Negres, sans étampes, dont…
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1767-Jan.-31: A judicial sale was…
Un Negre, étampé SAINSON, très-noir,…
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January 1 — On this day in history (39 entries)
1706
1706-January-01: During the War of the Spanish Succession, the British governor of Jamaica received formal instructions to encourage the inhabitants of Santo…
1706-January-01: During the War of the Spanish Succession, the British governor of Jamaica received formal instructions to encourage the inhabitants of Santo Domingo to drive the French out of Saint-Domingue.…
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1717-January-01: The commercial interdependence between the North American colonies and Saint-Domingue was formally recognized when the French government aut…
1717-January-01: The commercial interdependence between the North American colonies and Saint-Domingue was formally recognized when the French government authorized a specific trade agreement. This policy allowed for the exchange of…
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1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre nouveau, nation Congo, étampé Ch, est maron depuis trois semaines. M. Chabanon, à qui ce Negre appartient, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter, & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A newly arrived Negro, nation Congo, branded Ch, has been maroon for three weeks. Mr. Chabanon, to whom this Negro belongs, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un négre créole, sans étampe, nommé Petit-Pierre, âgé de 20 ans, de la taille d'environ 5 pieds, la bouche grande, les dents de la machoire supérieur larges & longues, est maron depuis le 17 décembre ; il se tient dans les hauteurs de la rue Espagnole. Mrs. Raby, freres, à qui ce négre appartient, prient ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter & de leur en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Creole Negro, without brand, named Petit-Pierre, aged 20 years, of a height of about 5 feet, large mouth, teeth of the upper jaw wide and long, has been maroon since December 17; he keeps to the heights of Rue Espagnole. Messrs. Raby, brothers, to whom this Negro belongs, beg those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give them notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre congo, nommé Valentin, âgé de 50 ans, étampé A & d'une autre lettre effacée, de la taille de 5 pieds & demi, gros, petits yeux, est maron, & a emmené un cheval gris de fer. M. Audigé, habitant à l'Artibonite, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront de le faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Congo Negro, named Valentin, aged 50 years, branded A and another letter erased, of a height of 5 and a half feet, stout, small eyes, is maroon and has taken away a gray iron horse. Mr. Audigé, dwelling in Artibonite, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre Congo, nommé Capitan, étampé FOACHE, tonnelier & calfat, âgé d'environ 45 ans, marqué de petite vérole, de la taille de 5 pieds 3 pouces, est maron depuis le mois d'août. M. Esseuville, Négociant au Port-de-Paix, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Congo Negro, named Capitan, branded FOACHE, cooper and caulker, aged about 45 years, marked with smallpox, of a height of 5 feet 3 inches, has been maroon since the month of August. Mr. Esseuville, Merchant at Port-de-Paix, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1766
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre nommé Etienne, & ci-devant l'Eveillé, étampé PDP & DU TILLET, est maron depuis le 25 novembre dernier. Le Sr. Roustant, Econome de M. le Brun-Larcherie, habitant au Port-de-Paix, prie ceux qui le reconnoîtront, de le faire arrêter & de lui en donner avis.
1766-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Etienne, formerly called L'Eveillé, branded PDP and DU TILLET, has been maroon since November 25 last. The Sr. Roustant, Steward of Mr. le Brun-Larcherie, dwelling at Port-de-Paix, begs those who recognize him to have him arrested and to give him notice.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Mars, étampé ST. C, âgé d'environ 22 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 à 4 pouces, est parti maron le 26 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à Mde veuve Regnard de Saint-Cyr, habitante à Jacmel.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Mars, branded ST. C, approximately 22 years old, 5 feet 3 to 4 inches tall, ran away as a maroon on the 26th of last month. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to inform Mme widow Regnard of Saint-Cyr, living in Jacmel.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Jean-Louis, sans étampe, âgé d'environ 25 ans, taille de 5 pieds 3 pouces, est maron depuis le 10 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Castro, marchand de tabac à Léogane.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Jean-Louis, with no brand, approximately 25 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, has been a maroon since the 10th of last month. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to inform M. Castro, tobacco merchant in Léogane.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Deux Negres nouveaux, l'un nommé Jean-Louis, l'autre Colin, étampés GP, sont marons depuis 12 à 15 jours des hauteurs des Citronniers, quartier de Léogane. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Gaston-Prou, directeur de la poste à Léogane ; il y aura récompense.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Two new Negroes, one named Jean-Louis, the other Colin, branded GP, have been maroons for 12 to 15 days from the heights of Les Citrons, in the district of Léogane. Those with any knowledge of them are asked to inform M. Gaston-Prou, director of the post office in Léogane; there will be a reward.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Etienne, Créole, étampé sur le sein droit IMG & sur le gauche P. LACROIX, âgé de 48 ans, taille de 5 pieds, marqué de petite vérole, ayant le dedans des mains fendu : ce Negre est bon maçon & monte les chaudieres à sucre, est parti maron avec ses outils le 7 juillet dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Lacroix, habitant au Boucassin, à qui il appartient ; il y aura trois cens livres de récompense.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Etienne, Creole, branded on the right breast IMG and on the left P. LACROIX, 48 years old, 5 feet tall, marked with smallpox, with the inside of his hands split: this Negro is a good mason and erects sugar boilers, ran away as a maroon with his tools on the 7th of July last. Those with any knowledge of him are asked to inform M. Lacroix, living in Boucassin, to whom he belongs; there will be a reward of three hundred livres.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Alexis, étampé FASILAV, âgé d'environ 38 ans, taille de 5 pieds & quelques pouces, maigre, ayant la peau rouge, & deux petites coupures au visage. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à M. Fazilleau, au Mirebalais, à qui il appartient.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Alexis, branded FASILAV, approximately 38 years old, height of 5 feet and some inches, thin, with reddish skin, and two small cuts on his face. Those who have knowledge of him are asked to give notice to M. Fazilleau, at Mirebalais, to whom he belongs.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Trois Negres, nommés Neptune, nation Mandingue, âgé d'environ 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces ; Claude, même nation, âgé d'environ 26 ans, taille de 5 pieds 4 pouces; & Michaut, même nation, âgé d'environ 35 ans, taille de 5 pieds 5 pouces, étampés DOULCERON; sont partis de l'habitation de M. Doulceron, à la Coupe, quartier du Mirebalais, qui prie ceux qui en auront connoissance, de lui en donner avis au Port-au-Prince.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Three Negroes named Neptune, Mandingue nation, approximately 30 years old, height of 5 feet 6 inches; Claude, same nation, approximately 26 years old, height of 5 feet 4 inches; and Michaut, same nation, approximately 35 years old, height of 5 feet 5 inches, all branded DOULCERON; have left the plantation of M. Doulceron, at la Coupe, in the Mirebalais quarter, who asks those who have knowledge of them to give him notice at Port-au-Prince.
1777
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Negre, nommé Duc, créole Anglais, étampé GAUDE, au dessous B LACOMBE, âgé d'environ 25 ans, taille de 5 pieds 6 pouces, tonnelier, ayant des cicatrices aux jambes, est maron depuis le 25 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connoissance, sont priés d'en donner avis à Mrs Gaudé & Lacombe, négocians au Port-au-Prince.
1777-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negro named Duc, English Creole, branded GAUDE, below B LACOMBE, approximately 25 years old, height of 5 feet 6 inches, cooper, having scars on his legs, has been maroon since the 25th of last month. Those who have knowledge of him are asked to give notice to Messrs Gaudé & Lacombe, merchants at Port-au-Prince.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Catherine, étampée sur le sein droit MCCP, au-dessous STMARC, âgée de 30 à 32 ans, taille de 5 pieds 2 à 3 pouces, ayant une dent de cassée sur le devant, marronne depuis un mois. Ceux qui en auront connaissance priés d'en donner avis à Mrs Peche, Boyé [esperluette] Compagnie, Négocians à Saint-Marc.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Catherine, branded on the right breast MCCP, below STMARC, aged 30 to 32 years, height of 5 feet 2 to 3 inches, having a broken tooth in front, maroon for one month. Whoever has knowledge of her is asked to give notice to Messrs Peche, Boyé & Company, Merchants at Saint-Marc.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Nègre nouveau, Congo, étampé PLANCHER de 15 à 16 ans, marron depuis le 16 du mois dernier. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis d'en donner avis à M. Grenier, Receveur des Épaves en cette ville.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A new Negro, Congo, branded PLANCHER, 15 to 16 years old, maroon since the 16th of last month. Whoever has knowledge of him is asked to give notice to M. Grenier, Receiver of Wrecks in this city.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean-Baptiste, Créole de Léogane, étampé sur les deux seins NICOLAS & FÉLIX. ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis au Sieur Grava, Caboteur à Léogane.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean-Baptiste, Creole from Léogane, branded on both breasts NICOLAS & FÉLIX. Whoever has knowledge of him is asked to give notice to Sieur Grava, Coasting trader at Léogane.
1785
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Un Mulâtre, nommé Pierre & François, se servant de ces deux noms dans son marronage, de petite taille & de faible complexion, un perruquier, ayant été en France, & ayant fait la pacotille dans le quartier des Ances, se disant libre, parti marron le Ier Octobre dernier, portant une lettre qu'il n'a pas remise adressée à M. Durocher, Habitant au Fond. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis à Mrs Lacroix, Formon [esperluette] Jacques, Négocians aux Cayes, ou à M. Sarrazin, Négociant au Port-au-Prince.
1785-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Mulatto, named Pierre & François, using both names in his maroonage, of small stature & weak complexion, a wigmaker, having been in France, & having engaged in petty trade in the Ances district, claiming to be free, left maroon on the 1st of October last, carrying a letter which he did not deliver addressed to M. Durocher, Inhabitant at Fond. Whoever has knowledge of him is asked to give notice to Messrs Lacroix, Formon & Jacques, Merchants at the Cayes, or to M. Sarrazin, Merchant at Port-au-Prince.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Laurent, Congo, étampé sur le sein droit Mis D.L.R.J. & sur l'épaule droite L, âgé de 21 ans, taille de 5 pieds 2 pouces 6 lignes. En donner avis à Mrs Corvaisier, Benoît & Compagnie, Négocians, ou à M. Toulzac, sur l'habitation du Baconnois, près l'Anse-à-Veau.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Laurent, Congo, branded on the right breast Mis D.L.R.J. & on the right shoulder L, aged 21 years, height of 5 feet 2 inches 6 lines. Anyone with information should notify Messrs Corvaisier, Benoît & Company, Merchants, or M. Toulzac, on the plantation of Baconnois, near Anse-à-Veau.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean, Congo, étampé illisiblement LA TOISON. A, âgé de 28 ans, taille de 5 pieds 1 pouce, trapu, la tête un peu grosse, le nez plat, le cou enfoncé, la poitrine large & les jambes courtes; parti marron depuis le mois de Juillet. On le soupçonne du côté du Boucassin, où il a des habitudes. En donner avis au Sieur Duthil, Entrepreneur des charrois à la Croix-des-Bouquets.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Jean, Congo, branded illegibly LA TOISON. A, aged 28 years, height 5 feet 1 inch, stocky, head somewhat large, flat nose, sunken neck, broad chest and short legs; departed maroon since the month of July. He is suspected to be in the direction of Boucassin, where he has connections. Report any information to Sieur Duthil, Contractor of transport at Croix-des-Bouquets.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
I Romain, Martiniquais, étampé MICHEL SUCHE, âgé de 16 à 17 ans, taille de 4 pieds 8 pouces, parti marron le 20 du mois dernier. En donner avis aux sieurs Noirot frères, Machoquets & Charrons, rue du Gouvernement.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
I Romain, Martinican, branded MICHEL SUCHE, aged 16 to 17 years, height 4 feet 8 inches, departed maroon the 20th of last month. Report any information to the sieurs Noirot brothers, Cartmakers & Woodworkers, Government Street.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Une jeune Mulâtresse âgée de 18 à 20 ans, petite de taille, marquée de petite vérole, ayant le pied & la main fort gros, le sourire gracieux, partie marron le Samedi 13 du mois dernier, de la maison du Sieur Vauquelin, Etalonneur au Port-au-Prince. Ceux qui en auront connaissance sont priés d'en donner avis audit Sieur Vauquelin.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A young Mulâtresse aged 18 to 20 years, small in stature, marked with smallpox, having very large feet and hands, gracious smile, departed maroon on Saturday the 13th of last month, from the house of Sieur Vauquelin, Inspector of Measures at Port-au-Prince. Those who have any knowledge of her are requested to report to the said Sieur Vauquelin.
1789
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
Une Négresse étampée sur les seins DE LAVAL, âgée de 17 ans, de moyenne taille. On prie les personnes qui pourraient en avoir connaissance, d'en donner avis au Sr Blondeau, Hoqueton à l'Intendance.
1789-01-01 · Saint-Domingue
A Negress branded on the breasts DE LAVAL, aged 17 years, of medium height. Those who might have any knowledge of her are requested to report to Sr Blondeau, Hoqueton at the Intendance.
1790
1790-January-01: Gouverneur Morris, an influential American figure in Paris, warned French Secretary Montmorin that excluding the United States from free tra…
1790-January-01: Gouverneur Morris, an influential American figure in Paris, warned French Secretary Montmorin that excluding the United States from free trade with the French colonies would drive the Americans into…
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1799
1799-January-01: The first American warships arrived at the Saint-Domingue naval station to protect merchant shipping from French privateers during the heigh…
1799-January-01: The first American warships arrived at the Saint-Domingue naval station to protect merchant shipping from French privateers during the height of the Quasi-War. This naval presence was part of…
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1803
1803-Jan.-01: R.C.
1803-Jan.-01: R.C. Dallas published his History of the Maroons, which provided a detailed account of the 1795 Maroon War in Jamaica and its connection to the broader unrest in the…
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1804
1804-01-01: (Dessalines Proclaims Haitian Independence at Gonaïves, the Birth of the First Black Republic in History and the Second Independent Nation in the…
1804-01-01: (Dessalines Proclaims Haitian Independence at Gonaïves, the Birth of the First Black Republic in History and the Second Independent Nation in the Western Hemisphere, a Moment the Slaveholding Powers…
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1804
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of Independence and the Birth of Haiti): On the first day of 1804, at Gonaïves, the generals of the revolution gathered to …
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of Independence and the Birth of Haiti): On the first day of 1804, at Gonaïves, the generals of the revolution gathered to formally proclaim the…
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1804
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of the World’s First Black Republic): On January 1, 1804, the Haitian people formally proclaimed their independence, transi…
1804, January 1: (The Declaration of the World's First Black Republic): On January 1, 1804, the Haitian people formally proclaimed their independence, transitioning from the "Death of Saint-Domingue" to a…
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1804
1804-January-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally proclaimed the independence of Haiti at Gonaïves, creating the first independent black republic in the world.
1804-January-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally proclaimed the independence of Haiti at Gonaïves, creating the first independent black republic in the world. The declaration was followed by the mass execution of many…
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1804
1804-Jan.-01: Dessalines declares independence at Gonaïves and restores the aboriginal name “Haïti.” Significance: This act created the world’s first sovere…
1804-Jan.-01: Dessalines declares independence at Gonaïves and restores the aboriginal name "Haïti." Significance: This act created the world's first sovereign Black republic and permanently ended slavery on the island. Fick…
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1804
1804-Jan.-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally declared the independence of Haiti, making it the first independent black republic in the world.
1804-Jan.-01: Jean-Jacques Dessalines formally declared the independence of Haiti, making it the first independent black republic in the world. Julius S. Scott views this event as the ultimate fulfillment of…
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1817
1817-January-01: Following the War of 1812 and the division of Haiti into two rival regimes, the United States dispatched Septimus Tyler as an executive agen…
1817-January-01: Following the War of 1812 and the division of Haiti into two rival regimes, the United States dispatched Septimus Tyler as an executive agent to the northern kingdom ruled…
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1824
1824-Jan.-01: President Boyer denounces the lack of international recognition as a result of absurd colour prejudice.
1824-Jan.-01: President Boyer denounces the lack of international recognition as a result of absurd colour prejudice. He argued that the refusal of other nations to accept Haiti was an outrage…
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1904
1904-01-01: (Haiti Celebrates Its Centennial, One Hundred Years of Independence Marred by Violence, Civil Strife, and the Unveiling of the Roosevelt Corollar…
1904-01-01: (Haiti Celebrates Its Centennial, One Hundred Years of Independence Marred by Violence, Civil Strife, and the Unveiling of the Roosevelt Corollary, Which Made the United States the Self-Appointed Policeman…
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1904
1904, January 1 – 1907: (Great Misery Prevails: Nord Alexis’s Terror, the Banque Friponne, and the Surveillance State): Marcelin had advised Nord Alexis to m…
1904, January 1 – 1907: (Great Misery Prevails: Nord Alexis's Terror, the Banque Friponne, and the Surveillance State): Marcelin had advised Nord Alexis to mark the Centenaire by pardoning every…
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1915
1915, January 1–17: (The Stars and Stripes Over the Banque and the Machias Gold Heist): Neither logic nor legality governed the actions of any party.
1915, January 1–17: (The Stars and Stripes Over the Banque and the Machias Gold Heist): Neither logic nor legality governed the actions of any party. Despite warnings from the United…
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1946
1946, January 1–11: (Vive la Liberté, À Bas Lescot: La Ruche’s Four Flaming Lines, the Student Strike, and the Three Booms from Fort National): A student jou…
1946, January 1–11: (Vive la Liberté, À Bas Lescot: La Ruche's Four Flaming Lines, the Student Strike, and the Three Booms from Fort National): A student journal, Zinglins, called for…
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1954
1954, January 1–4: (Le Tricinquantenaire: The Te Deum at Gonaïves, Levelt’s Boisrond-Tonnerre, the Re-Enactment of Vertières Where Peasants Surged into the H…
1954, January 1–4: (Le Tricinquantenaire: The Te Deum at Gonaïves, Levelt's Boisrond-Tonnerre, the Re-Enactment of Vertières Where Peasants Surged into the Haitian Ranks, and Marian Anderson at Sans Souci): The…
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