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George Washingtons Birthday
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This is when George Washington became president
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George signs the first United States copyright law
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He signed a bill that permanently placed the capital of the nation along the Potomac River in an area to be called the district of Colombia.
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President Washington signs a bill into law that directed the federal government to assume the Revolutionary War debts of the states.
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The United States Capital officially moves from New York to Philadelphia, where it remains until the completion of the District of Columbia in 1800.
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Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, with President Washington's support, calling for the creation of an official Bank of the United States.
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Signed the bill to make a national U.S bank
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Congress approves its first internal revenue law, creating fourteen revenue districts and placing a tax on all distilled spirits.
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President Washington appoints Thomas Pinckney as the first United States minister to England.
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George Washington is unanimously re-elected President of the United States by the Electoral College. John Adams is elected for a second term as Vice President.
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President Washington releases what has become known as his “Farewell Address,” in which he advises future American leaders to minimize “political connection” with foreign powers.
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