WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JULY 1790
Find out what all happened March to July 1790

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly. (12. July 1790)

Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund – in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet. (9. July 1790)

French Revolution: citizens of Paris celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération. (14. July 1790)

The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act. (16. July 1790)

Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca. (31. May 1790)

The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790. (31. May 1790)

The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. (31. July 1790)

Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state. (29. May 1790)

The first United States census is authorized. (1. March 1790)

France is divided into 83 départements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility. (4. March 1790)