May 18. Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of France, 1804.

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May 18, 1804. French Senate names Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France, 1804.Cabinet photograph by Pach Brothers of New York City, showing a statue of a seated Napoleon Bonaparte, from about 1880.

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