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 9 » In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
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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