January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
June 14 » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMSBounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400km (4,600mi) journey in an open boat.
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
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