American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.
22nd November 1718: The pirate Blackbeard killed by sailors under Robert Maynard
22nd November 2017
The Judiciary Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George Washington.
Alexander Hamilton was made the first United States Secretary of the Treasury by President George Washington.
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.
23rd January 1556: Most destructive earthquake on record in Shaanxi
23rd January 2019
22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil
22nd January 2019
21st January 1793: Louis XVI executed for high treason
21st January 2019
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017