1 February 1793 January 31, 2014 Author: Staff France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to." Harry Truman — Click here for more from Harry Truman Related posts: 8 March 1983 30 March 1981 11 August 1984 5 September 1781 30 November 1985 1 February 2004 1 February 1960 23 February 2005 Categories: History Tags: 1 February, 1793