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1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President.
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George Washington stood on the balcony of the Wall Street Federal Hall on April 30, 1789, and took the oath of office as the first president of the United States of America.
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William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice.
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William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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President George Washington nominates John Jay the 1st Chief Justice.
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1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address.
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Mar 22 Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington.
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John Tyler, 10th US President (1841-45), born in Charles City County, Virginia (d. 1862)
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Benjamin Franklin, US, US Founding Father, inventor ambassador and writer (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84.
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Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela.
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President Washington calls the US Senate into its 1st special session.
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Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte is promoted to General and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.
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Bank of North America opens at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia.
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US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance.
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Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London.
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George Washington casts 1st presidential veto.
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George Washington re-elected as US President.
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France declares war on Great Britain and Netherlands.
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1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington's home.
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French troops conquer Geertruidenberg, Netherlands.
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Washington's 2nd inauguration as US President, shortest speech.
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Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin machine revolutionizing the cotton industry in the southern US states.
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Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August).
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Russian Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.
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James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt.
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Spain & France sign peace treaty.
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Slave revolt at knip plantation caracao.
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Battle of Millesimo, Italy: Napoleon's forces defeat allied armies of Austria and of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont.
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Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
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Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Gen Moses Cleveland
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Jews of the Netherlands are emancipated.
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Washington announced a "farewell address" that said he would no longer run for president.
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George Washington's farewell address as president
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The modern Italian flag is first used.
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Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000.
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Nore Mutiny: British Royal Navy sailors mutiny on the Thames, England and blockade London.
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Battle of Camperdown (Kamperduin): British navy defeats Dutch fleet.
