Originally Posted By alexbook 1782 - Isn't that the year the peace treaty was signed ending the Revolution?
Originally Posted By alexbook 1786 - IIRC, there was a meeting to consider amendments to the Articles of Confederation, which led to the Constitutional Convention the following year.
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom 1787 - May 25 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to convene a Constitutional Convention intended to amend the Articles of Confederation. However, a new Constitution for the United States was eventually produced. George Washington presided over the Convention.
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom 1789 - February 4 - George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College
Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1792 - The United States Postal Service is created by act of Congress February 20.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle 1796 - The first U.S. ship to enter California waters sails into Monterey Bay. The ship Otter is under the command of Yankee skipper Ebenezer Dorr.
