The temperature on October 20, 1789 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Christening day October 25, 1789
The temperature on October 25, 1789 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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