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.
August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
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.
September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
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