WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1789
Find out what all happened April to September 1789

The United States Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights. (25. September 1789)

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

Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille. (11. July 1789)

Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island. (28. 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)

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

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

On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States. (30. April 1789)

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

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

William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus. (28. August 1789)

The office of United States Postmaster General is established. (22. September 1789)

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris. (15. 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 the Treasury is founded. (2. September 1789)

James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment. (8. June 1789)

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