Assertion: craze | /r/CapableOf | sweep europe
Facets:
value: during the summer of 1819
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Drais got a patent for his invention in 1818, and the craze swept Europe and the United States during the summer of 1819 while many manufacturers (notably Denis Johnson of London) either copied Drais's machine or created their own versions, then quickly died out as many pedestrians began to feel threatened by the machines and municipalities enacted laws prohibiting their use.