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 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 14 » Mutiny on the Bounty: HMSBounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400km (4,600mi) journey in an open boat.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
August 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Christening day February 1, 1789
The temperature on February 1, 1789 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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.).
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
July 15 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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