George Washington is inaugurated as the first…

1789 CE

George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States in front of Federal Hall, New York City, in 1789.

The first Congress under the new Constitution is convened the same year.

Jefferson returns to the US to become the first Secretary of State; Hamilton becomes the first Secretary of the Treasury.

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