Mar 12 US Post Office established

Mar 04 First Congress of the United States held in New York

Mar 04 First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives)

Mar 02 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances

Mar 11 Benjamin Banneker with L'Enfant begin to lay out Washington DC

Mar 07 The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington

Mar 07 The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)

Aug 01 US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act

Aug 08 First police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW.

Aug 24 The birth of James Wedell, Scottish Antarctic explorer

Aug 27 French Natl Assembly issues "Decl of the Rights of Man & the Citizen"

Aug 28 William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn

Aug 28 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus

Aug 07 US War Department established

Sep 22 Office of Postmaster General of the US established by Congress

Sep 13 The first loan to US Govt (from NYC banks)

Sep 25 Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)

Sep 17 William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn

Sep 26 Jefferson appointed first Sec of State; John Jay first chief justice; Samuel Osgood first Postmaster & Edmund J Randolph first Attorney Genl

Sep 15 Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State

Sep 24 Congress creates the Post Office

Sep 11 Alexander Hamilton appointed Secretary of the Treasury

Sep 24 The U.S. Congress passes the First Judiciary Act, which establishes the Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General.

Sep 24 Congress' first Judiciary Act, Attorney General & Supreme Court

Sep 02 The US Treasury Department is established.

Sep 29 First congress adjourns

Sep 29 US War Dept established a regular army

Feb 01 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long

Feb 04 The first electoral college chooses Washington &Adams as President &Vice President

Apr 23 President George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY

Apr 01 House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker

Apr 09 House of Representives first meeting

Apr 30 George Washington inaugurated as first president of US

Apr 06 US Congress begins regular sessions in Federal Hall, NYC Lobbyists only arrive later

Apr 30 George Washington becomes the first US President

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