WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1789
Find out what all happened April to December 1789

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France. (26. August 1789)

A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress. (26. November 1789)

North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state. (21. November 1789)

President George Washington arrives in Philadelphia after his inauguration to elaborate welcome at Gray's Ferry just after noon first inauguration of George Washington (20. April 1789)

New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights. (20. November 1789)

Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. (6. November 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)

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

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)

The United States Department of the Treasury is founded. (2. September 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)

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

Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States. (19. October 1789)

French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI of France about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris. (5. October 1789)

In France members of the National Constituent Assembly take an oath to end feudalism and abandon their privileges. (4. August 1789)

The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States. (24. September 1789)

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

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

George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America. (3. October 1789)