Notable Historical Events - 1790
1790 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 8 |
1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address |
Jan 11 |
Statisten & Vonckisten unite as Belgium |
Jan 26 |
Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna |
Jan 30 |
Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by Mr Greathead, the inventor |
Feb 1 |
Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (NYC) |
Feb 11 |
Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery |
Mar 1 |
1st US census authorized |
Mar 4 |
France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. |
Mar 13 |
John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia |
Mar 22 |
Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington |
Mar 26 |
US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency |
Mar 27 |
The modern shoestring (string and shoe holes) invented in England |
Apr 3 |
Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard) created |
Apr 10 |
US Patent system forms |
Apr 30 |
Colonial troops occupy Bonni's marroon village |
May 26 |
Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress |
May 29 |
Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying US Constitution |
May 31 |
US copyright law enacted |
May 31 |
Alferez Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca. |
Jun 9 |
1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" |
Jul 9 |
Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet. |
Jul 16 |
US Congress establishes District of Columbia |
Jul 26 |
US passes Assumption bill making US responsible for state debts |
Jul 31 |
1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process |
Aug 2 |
1st US census (population of 3,939,214; 697,624 are slaves) is conducted. |
Aug 4 |
US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service |
Aug 9 |
Robert Gray's Columbia Rediviva returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st American ship to circumnavigate the Globe |
Aug 14 |
Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Verela |
Oct 23 |
Slaves revolt in Haiti (later suppressed) |
Oct 28 |
New York gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000 |
Nov 11 |
Chrysanthemums are introduced to England from China |
Dec 2 |
Austrian army occupies Brussels |
Dec 6 |
The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
Dec 17 |
Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City |
Dec 20 |
1st successful US cotton mill to spin yarn (Pawtucket, RI) |
Dec 22 |
The supposedly impenetrable Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies during the Russo-Turkish War (1787—1792) |
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