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 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 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
September 22 » Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
Day of death July 11, 1789
The temperature on July 11, 1789 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. 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.
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
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 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
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