1790 - Definition and Overview

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Years:
1787 1788 1789 - 1790 - 1791 1792 1793

Decades:
1760s 1770s 1780s - 1790s - 1800s 1810s 1820s

Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century

List of state leaders in 1790
List of religious leaders in 1790

Contents

1 Events

Events

January 8 - George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address.
January 30 - The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.
February 1 - In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
February 11 - Society of Friends petitions Congress for the abolition of slavery.
March 1 - The first United States census is authorized.
March 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.
May 29 - Rhode Island ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 13th U.S. state.
July 9 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.
July 16 - The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government) of the United States (see Washington, DC).
July 31 - Inventor Samuel Hopkins becomes the first to be issued a US patent (for an improved method of making potash).
August 4 - A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
William Pitt refuses to recognize Belgian independence.
Construction begins on the White House.
U.S. Funding Bill introduced by Alexander Hamilton.
Philadelphia becomes federal capital of the U.S..

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