NG foto.319 Hendrik - Jan van Maas en Elizabeth Lennes getuigen Stijntje Kruijer en en Hendrik de Bruijn [aangetrouwd oom; & Christina (Stijntje) Lennings]
May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
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.
August 26 » The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Christening day March 8, 1789
The temperature on March 8, 1789 was about -4 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent betrokken sneeuw. Source: KNMI
April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
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.
October 6 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
November 21 » North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
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