Tag: George Washington

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24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in the United States of America

• 24th September 2022
• Tagged as: America, Constitution, George Washington, Judiciary, Law, Supreme Court, United States

The Judiciary Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George Washington.

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29th September 1789: Congress formally establishes the United States Army on the final day of its first session

• 29th September 2021
• Tagged as: America, Army, George Washington, Military, United States, USA

President George Washington wrote to Congress, stating that the military was something on which the “honor, safety and well being of our Country so evidently and essentially depend.”

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11th September 1789: Alexander Hamilton appointed US Secretary of the Treasury

• 11th September 2021
• Tagged as: Alexander Hamilton, America, Constitution, Economy, Finance, George Washington, New York, Treasury, USA

Alexander Hamilton was made the first United States Secretary of the Treasury by President George Washington.

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3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

• 3rd September 2021
• Tagged as: America, American Revolution, American War of Independence, Britain, France, George III, George Washington, Lord Shelburne, USA

The Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War, was signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America.

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21st February 1885: the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was dedicated

• 21st February 2021
• Tagged as: America, American Revolution, Architecture, George Washington, Monument, Revolutionary War, United States, USA, Washington, Washington DC

The 555-foot tall Washington Monument was dedicated at a ceremony featuring President Chester Arthur alongside fellow politicians, engineers and freemasons.

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8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

• 8th January 2021
• Tagged as: America, American War of Independence, Congress, George Washington, New York, State of the Union, USA, Washington

American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.

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26th November 1789: The first formal National Day of Thanksgiving in the United States

• 26th November 2020
• Tagged as: America, George Washington, New York, Thanksgiving, United States, USA, Washington

Public celebrations were held throughout the country, while President George Washington gave thanks in New York City.

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4th October 1927: Work begins on the USA’s Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota

• 4th October 2020
• Tagged as: America, Art, Culture, George Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Mount Rushmore, Roosevelt, Sculpture, South Dakota, United States, USA, Washington

Washington’s face was the first to be completed, seven years after work began. In July 1939 Roosevelt was the final likeness to be dedicated.