January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
July 14 » Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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