WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1789
Find out what all happened January to September 1789

Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta. (10. July 1789)

In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker. (1. April 1789)

In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution. (9. July 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. (14. June 1789)

The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. (29. September 1789)

Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath. (20. June 1789)

The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts. (21. January 1789)

French revolutionary and radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gave a speech in response to the dismissal of Jacques Necker France's finance minister the day before. The speech calls the citizens to arms and leads to the Storming of the Bastille two days later. (12. July 1789)

In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly. (17. June 1789)

In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614. (5. May 1789)

In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress. (4. March 1789)

Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General. (26. September 1789)

Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky. (14. June 1789)

The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State). (27. July 1789)

Battle of Rymnik establishes Alexander Suvorov as a pre-eminent Russian military commander after his allied army defeat superior Ottoman Empire forces. (22. September 1789)

The United States Department of State is established (formerly known as the "Department of Foreign Affairs"). (15. September 1789)

George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. (4. February 1789)

Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. (11. September 1789)

French Revolution: citizens of Paris storm the Bastille. (14. July 1789)

The United States Department of War is established. (7. August 1789)