The temperature on October 31, 1789 was about 5.0 °C. There was 136 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. 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.).
February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
September 11 » Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
Day of death November 10, 1789
The temperature on November 10, 1789 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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 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.
April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
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