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Established washington, DC
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President George Washington delivers the first "State of the Union Address" on January 8, 1790.
Washington, DC, is established as the capital of the United States, in 1791.
The U.S. Post Office Department is established on February 20, 1792. -
John chapman begins handing out
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John Chapman (a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed) begins handing out apple seeds and seedlings to Ohio settlers in 1800.
The U.S. Library of Congress is founded on April 24, 1800.
The first edition of the New York Post is published November 16, 1801. -
steam powered service
U.S. Resident Population: 7,239,881
Steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, NJ, begins on October 11, 1811.
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake (the strongest ever recorded in the continental United States) strikes near New Madrid, MO, temporarily reversing the course of the Mississippi River on February 2, 1812.
British soldiers burn the White House and other government buildings on August 24, 1814. -
Poison tomatoes?
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Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson proves that tomatoes are not poisonous by eating one in public on September 28, 1820.
The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper on August 4, 1821.
The first boat leaves Buffalo, NY, enroute to New York City via the Erie Canal on October 26, 1825. -
First bank robbed!!!!!
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The first bank robbery in U.S. history occurs at the City Bank of New York on March 19, 1831.
The Choctaw Indian Tribe signs a treaty exchanging 8 million acres of land east of the Mississippi for land in Oklahoma.
The first attempted assassination of a U.S. president (Andrew Jackson) fails when Richard Lawrence's gun misfires on January 30, 1835. -
wagon train to cali.
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Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming it for the United States on January 19, 1840.
The first wagon train leaves Independence, MO, bound for California on May 1, 1841.
The August 9, 1842, Webster-Ashburton Treaty formally designates the border separating the United States and Canada. -
Scarlet Letter
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Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes The Scarlet Letter in 1850.
Millard Fillmore is sworn into office as the 13th President of the United States, following Zachary Taylor's death on July 9, 1850.
"America" wins the first America's Cup yacht race on August 22, 1851. -
PONY EXPRESS
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The Pony Express leaves Sacramento, CA, for St. Joseph, MO, on April 3, 1860.
Confederate forces begin bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861.
Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow publishes Paul Revere's Ride in 1861. -
FIRST WEATHER FORCAST
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Missouri Republican Hiram Rhoades Revels becomes the first black Senator on February 25, 1870.
The National Weather Service issues its first weather forecast on November 1, 1870. The forecast warns of a windy day in Chicago, IL.
"The Great Chicago Fire" begins October 8, 1871. -
Any body call?
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Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company, on January 25, 1881.
Doc Holiday and the Earp brothers survive their gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881.
The first Vaudeville theater opens in Boston, MA, on February 28, 1883. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
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The December 29, 1890, "Battle of Wounded Knee" is the last major battle between U.S. troops and American Indians.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducts the first performance at New York's Carnegie Hall, on May 5, 1891.
The Ellis Island Immigration Station begins processing immigrants to the United States on January 1, 1892.