12 events found for 1790
Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of
Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca
The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790
The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
Inaugural Fête de la Fédération is held to celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation.
The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
The Treaty of Wereloe ended the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.
The Treaty of Wereloe ends the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.