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| 1808 |
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| African slave trade was prohibited after Jan. 1. | 1 |
| El Misisipi, the nation's first Spanish-English newspaper, was founded in New Orleans during the Napoleonic Wars. | 2 |
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| 1809, March 4–1817, March 4 |
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| JAMES MADISON (1751–1836), the fourth president. | 3 |
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| 1809, March 15 |
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| The repeal of the Embargo Act became effective. It had not brought Britain and France to terms, but had fallen with great weight upon American shipping. New England opposition to the policy was reflected in Federalist gains in the election of 1808. | 4 |
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| May 20 |
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| The Non-Intercourse Law permitted commerce with all countries except France and Britain. | 5 |
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