WHAT HAPPENED IN 1789.
Look what happened the 1789.

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

Pope Pius VI appoints Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. (6. November 1789)

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

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

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

The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly. (11. December 1789)

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