American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.
16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia
16th October 2020
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 Siege of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America.
It had taken Congress eight years to agree on how to fulfil James Smithson’s desire to establish and institution ‘for the increase and diffusion of knowledge’.
The Pig War border confrontation began when Lyman Cutlar shot a British-owned pig on San Juan Island.
On the 13th October 1792 the cornerstone of the White House, which at the time was to be known as the United States Executive Mansion, was laid.
The Moscow–Washington hotline entered operation, providing a direct link between the Kremlin and the Pentagon.