January 11 » William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
February 3 » Militia led by General Benjamin Lincoln crush the remnants of Shays' Rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts.
July 13 » The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
September 28 » The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
December 18 » New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Day of death July 1, 1788
The temperature on July 1, 1788 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
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