The first United States Census was authorized.
The first President of the United States, George Washington, delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
North Carolina became the 12th state to join the United States of America.
The American state of New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Father John Carrol became the first Catholic Bishop in the United States.
George Washington issued his 'Thanksgiving Proclamation.'
The US congress proposed the addition of twelve changes to the US Constitution.
The United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act.
President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
U.S. Department of the Treasury is formed.
The US Department of Foreign Affairs, the fledgling nation's first federal agency, was established.
Revolutionary War soldiers formed the Society of St. Tammany.
The first inaugural ball was held.
George Washington gave his first speech as the first President of the United States.
The first vice president of the United States, John Adams, was sworn in.
George Washington started his 220-mile journey to become the first President of the United States.
The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
The U.S. Constitution is put into effect.
George Washington is elected as first President of the United States.
New York became the 11th state to join the United States of America.
Virginia became the 10th state to join the United States of America.
New Hampshire became the 9th state to join the United States of America.
South Carolina became the 8th state to join the United States of America.
Maryland became the 7th state to join the United States of America.
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
Connecticut became the 5th state to join the United States of America.
Georgia became the 4th state to join the United States of America.
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the US constitution.
Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the US constitution.
Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
39 out of 50 delegates signed the US Constitution and shared it publicly.
The Northwest Ordinance was enacted; it is considered one of the most important legislative acts that the Confederation Congress of the US passed.
Delegates started to gather in Philadelphia to draw up the US constitution.
Mission Santa Barbara was founded in California by Franciscan missionaries from Spain.
The Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the US, was formed.
Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.
The US Congress made a final decision on the use of the US Dollar as currency.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States of America.
The US adopted the name 'dollars' and started using decimal coinage.
Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocal eyeglasses.
The First American Regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress proceeding the American Revolutionary War.
John Wesley opened the first Methodist Church in the US.
US Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, wrote, 'There never was a good war or a bad peace,' in a letter to Josiah Quincy.
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary war.
George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
After years of discussions, the US adopted the Great Seal national symbol, which features the iconic bald eagle.
The first US commercial bank, The Bank of North America, opened in Philadelphia.
The American Revolutionary War hostiles ended after the British conceded at Yorktown.
John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
