January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
March 4 » In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Day of death May 12, 1789
The temperature on May 12, 1789 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder winderig. Source: KNMI
January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
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.
July 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
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