jan 3, 1808 - Robert Fulton and Robert R. Livingston monopolize NY State waterways
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In 1808 the Legislature of the State of New York granted to Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton exclusive navigation privileges of all the waters within the jurisdiction of that State.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbons_v._Ogden
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