January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Day of death April 24, 1789
The temperature on April 24, 1789 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 4 » George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
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 4 » France: Members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
October 5 » French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
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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