1790 Events

1790 May 29 Rhode Island Ratifies the US Constitution and is the 13th State Admitted to the Union
We the Delegates of the People of the State of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations, duly elected and met in Convention, having maturely considered the Constitution for the United Sta...
1790 Jul 12 Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (French: "Constitution civile du clergé") was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church i...
1790 Aug 15 John Carroll Becomes The First Bishop Of The Roman Catholic Church In The United States
John Carroll, (January 8, 1735 – December 3, 1815) was the first bishop and archbishop in the United States — serving as the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is...
1790 Aug 17 The Hebrew Congregation of Newport Congratulates George Washington On His Visit To Their City
On August 17, 1790, the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, presented a congratulatory address to President George Washington on the occasion of his visit to their city. Both th...
1790 Oct 3 John Ross Is Born
John Ross, long-time leader of the Cherokee Nation, was born on October 3, 1790, in Cherokee territory now part of Alabama. He grew up near Lookout Mountain on the Tennessee-Georgia borde...
1790 Dec 20 First American Cotton Mill
On December 20, 1790, water-powered machinery for spinning and carding cotton was set in motion in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Based on the designs of English inventor Richard Arkwright, the...