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March 30 – District of Columbia is established. April 29–May 8 – The first American ships reach Japan, brigantine Lady Washington captained by John Kendrick of Boston, and the brig Grace. [ 1][ 2] August 26 – John Fitch is granted a patent for the steamboat in the United States. September 5 – An ordinance is written barring the game ...
Inscription of the First Amendment (December 15, 1791) in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The First Amendment broadly protects the rights of free speech and free press. [125] Free speech means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference, or restraint by the government.
1st: March 4, 1789 – September 29, 1789. 2nd: January 4, 1790 – August 12, 1790. 3rd: December 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791. The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency ...
September 24 – The Judiciary Act of 1789 establishes the federal judiciary and the United States Marshals Service. [ 3] September 25 – The United States Congress proposes a set of 12 amendments for ratification by the states. Ratification for 10 of these proposals is completed on December 15, 1791, creating the United States Bill of Rights.
t. e. Timeline of the American Revolution — timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together for independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America. The American Revolution includes ...
The Bill of Rights in the National Archives. The Eighth Amendment ( Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. This amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the United States Bill of Rights. [ 1]
1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1791st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 791st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1790s decade.
1791 – The Bill of Rights, comprising the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is adopted. 1791 – First Bank of the United States chartered; 1791 – Vermont becomes the 14th state (formerly the independent Vermont Republic) 1792 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state (formerly Kentucky County, Virginia)