WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1789
Find out what all happened January to November 1789

Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.) (23. January 1789)

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

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

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

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

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 1st United States Congress adjourns. (29. September 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The United States Department of the Treasury is founded. (2. September 1789)