Events from the year 1789 in the United States. The Articles of Confederation, the agreement under which the nation's government had been operating since 1781, was superseded by the Constitution in Ma
April 30: George Washington becomes the first U.S. president
John Adams becomes the first U.S. vice president
1789 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1789th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 7
1789 in the United States
…1788 1787 1786 1789 in the United States → 1790 1791 1792 Decades: 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s See also: History of the United States (1789–1849) Timeline of the American…
July 14: Storming of the Bastille takes place in the French Revolution.
French Revolution: June 20: Tennis Court Oath, drawing by David.
April 28: Mutiny on the Bounty.
April 30: George Washington, inaugurated as the first president of the United States.