The 555-foot tall Washington Monument was dedicated at a ceremony featuring President Chester Arthur alongside fellow politicians, engineers and freemasons.
HistoryPod Extra: Centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918
6th February 2018
American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.
Public celebrations were held throughout the country, while President George Washington gave thanks in New York City.
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.
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.
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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