February 17 Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) February 25 1st Bank of U.S. chartered March 3 1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits and carriages) Congress establishes U.S. Mint March 4 1st Jewish member of U.S. Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office President Washington calls the U.S. Senate into its 1st special session Vermont admitted as 14th state (1st addition to the 13 colonies) March 10 John Stone, Concord, Massachusetts, patents a pile driver Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution of the clergy March 11 Samuel Mulliken, Philadelphia, is 1st to obtain more than 1 U.S. patent March 21 Captain Hopley Yeaton of New Hampshire becomes 1st commissioned officer in Revenue Cutter Service June 20 King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution June 21 Fleeing French King Louis XVI and family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne July 5 Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC) August 2 Samuel Briggs and his son, patent nail-making machine August 4 Austria and Turkey sign Peace of Sistova August 19 Benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac August 20 Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering discovers Alaska August 22 Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman August 26 John Fitch grants U.S. patent for his working steamboat September 3 French Constitution passed by French National Assembly September 6 Mozarts opera "La Clemenza di Tito," premieres in Prague September 13 France's King Louis XVI accepts constitution September 30 Mozart's opera "Magic Flute" premieres in Vienna October 1 1st session of new French legislative assembly Dutch prince Willem Frederik marries his niece princess Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia November 3 Battle at Wabash: indians assault general St. Clair/killed 637 soldiers November 15 1st Catholic college in U.S., Georgetown, opens December 4 Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published December 12 Bank of U.S. opens December 15 1st U.S. law school established at University of Pennsylvania Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gave its approval December 17 New York City traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street
