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In 2005, a 500-year-old map that identified the new world as “America” sold for a whopping $1 million at auction. These early maps, which are are prized for their historical significance and ...
July 27 – The first U.S. federal government agency under the new Constitution, the Department of Foreign Affairs (later renamed the Department of State), is established following the month-long Decision of 1789, the first significant construction on the meaning of the U.S. Constitution in Congress.
(Capital of the United States of America 1785–1788 and 1789–1790). Albany: 1797: Capital of the State of New York. North Carolina Statehood in 1776: San Agustín: 1565: Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. [g] Charlestown (SC) [m] 1670: Capital of the English Province of Carolina. 1707: Capital of the British Province of Carolina ...
The Samuel Osgood House, also known as the Walter Franklin House, was the first official residence of the President of the United States.It housed George Washington, his family, and household staff, from April 23, 1789, to February 23, 1790, during New York City's two-year term as the national capital.
Presidential elections were first held in the United States from December 15, 1788 to January 7, 1789, under the new Constitution ratified in 1788. George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president and John Adams became the first vice president.
Donald Trump Jr. is getting into the investment game. The son of the incoming president is reportedly joining 1789 Capital, a boutique investment company that focuses almost exclusively on ...
At this time there were no inaugural balls on the day of the ceremony, though a week later, on May 7, a ball was held in New York City to honor the first President. [17] Washington had to borrow money to travel to his first inauguration. George Washington had to borrow money just to get to New York City, which was the capital at the time.
The president-elect’s son had been asked whether he intended to join his father’s administration when he shared his plans to instead join 1789 Capital as a partner, according to the Times.