November 9 » Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
November 29 » Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
Day of death May 14, 1789
The temperature on May 14, 1789 was about 15.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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 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.
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.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
November 26 » A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
Day of burial May 19, 1789
The temperature on May 19, 1789 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer 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.
June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
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.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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