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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention adopt the Constitution.
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George Washington is elected unanimously by the Electoral College as the 1st President of the United States.
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Jay's Treaty is signed between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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John Adams succeeds George Washington as president of the United States.
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is the first President to live in the White House.
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The founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, Jr. is born.
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Women in Colorado are granted the right to vote.
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he Apollo program completes its mission. Neil Armstrong, United States astronaut, becomes the first man to set foot on the moon
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Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel into space.