Important Historical Events of the year 1789, Year 1789 in History

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What happened in the year 1789?

Date	Event
January 21, 1789	The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
January 23, 1789	Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.) when Bishop John Carroll, Rev. Robert Molyneux, and Rev. John Ashton purchase land for the proposed academy for the education of youth.
January 30, 1789	Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
February 4, 1789	George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
March 4, 1789	In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect.
April 1, 1789	In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
April 20, 1789	George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
April 21, 1789	John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (nine days before George Washington)
April 21, 1789	George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
April 28, 1789	Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
April 30, 1789	On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States.
May 5, 1789	In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
June 8, 1789	James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
June 14, 1789	Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat.
June 17, 1789	In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
June 20, 1789	Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
July 9, 1789	In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
July 10, 1789	Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
July 11, 1789	Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
July 12, 1789	In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
July 14, 1789	Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event escalates the widespread discontent into the French Revolution.[8] Bastille Day is still celebrated annually in France.
July 15, 1789	French Revolution: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
July 27, 1789	The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
August 4, 1789	France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly.
August 7, 1789	The United States Department of War is established.
August 24, 1789	The first naval battle of the Svensksund began in the Gulf of Finland.
August 26, 1789	The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
August 28, 1789	William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 2, 1789	The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
September 11, 1789	Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
September 15, 1789	The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
September 22, 1789	The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
September 22, 1789	Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
September 24, 1789	The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
September 25, 1789	The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
September 26, 1789	George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
September 29, 1789	The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
October 2, 1789	The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
October 3, 1789	George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 a Thanksgiving Day.
October 5, 1789	French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
October 6, 1789	French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
October 19, 1789	John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
November 20, 1789	New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
November 21, 1789	North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
November 26, 1789	A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.