February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
Christening day March 30, 1788
The temperature on March 30, 1788 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken. 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.
May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
July 15 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
Day of burial September 18, 1789
The temperature on September 18, 1789 was about 12.0 °C. There was 114 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 1 » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
June 8 » James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 24 » The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
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.
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