1789 Calendar

January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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What Happened In Year 1789?

  • January 23, 1789 – Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.)
  • February 4, 1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
  • June 8, 1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment.
  • June 14, 1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
  • June 17, 1789 – In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
  • June 20, 1789 – Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
  • July 9, 1789 – In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
  • July 12, 1789 – French revolutionary and radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gave a speech, following hearing the news that France’s financial minister Jacques Necker has been dismissed. The speech called the citizens to arms, which lead to the falling of the Bastille two days later.
  • July 14, 1789 – French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
  • August 4, 1789 – In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges.
  • August 7, 1789 – The United States War Department is established.
  • September 2, 1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
  • September 11, 1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
  • September 22, 1789 – Battle of Rymnik establishes Alexander Suvorov as a pre-eminent Russian military commander after his allied army defeat superior Ottoman Empire forces.
  • September 24, 1789 – The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • September 29, 1789 – The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
  • October 2, 1789 – George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
  • October 19, 1789 – Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
  • November 21, 1789 – North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
  • November 26, 1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress.

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