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 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
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).
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 March 16, 1789
The temperature on March 16, 1789 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken winderig. Source: KNMI
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
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.
November 21 » North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
November 26 » A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
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