January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
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.
July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
Christening day March 1, 1789
The temperature on March 1, 1789 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw regen. Source: KNMI
January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
April 30 » On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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