United States timeline
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Franco-American Alliance Signed
On February 6, 1778, France and the fledgling United States of America signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris,... Read more
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Continental Congress Ratifies The Treaty of Paris
The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and... Read more
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Washington delivers first inaugural address
On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress, assembled in Federal Hall in the... Read more
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The United States Department of the Treasury is Established
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of... Read more
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United States Bill of Rights is Ratified
Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty... Read more
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George Washington's second inaugural address
President Washington's second oath of office was taken in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia on March 4, the date fixed by the... Read more
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The Eleventh Amendment is ratified
The Eleventh Amendment (Amendment XI) to the United States Constitution, which was passed by the Congress on March 4, 1794 and was ratified on... Read more
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John Adams delivers his inaugural address
The first Vice President became the second President of the United States. His opponent in the election, Thomas Jefferson, had won the second... Read more
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president of the United States
Chief Justice John Marshall administered the first executive oath of office ever taken in the new federal city in the new Senate Chamber (now the... Read more
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The Twelfth Amendment is ratified
The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are... Read more
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A Formal Ceremony Transfers The Louisiana Territory From France To The United States
Effective on October 1, 1804, the purchased territory was organized into the Territory of Orleans (most of which became the state of Louisiana) and... Read more
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Thomas Jefferson's second inauguration
The second inauguration of Mr. Jefferson followed an election under which the offices of President and Vice President were to be separately... Read more
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James Madison is inaugurated as the fourth president of the United States
Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office in the Hall of the House of Representatives (now National Statuary Hall). Subsequently... Read more
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James Madison delivers his second inaugural address
Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office in the Hall of the House of Representatives. The United States was at war with Great... Read more
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James Monroe is inaugurated as the fifth president of the United States
Because the Capitol was under reconstruction after the fire, President-elect Monroe offered to take his oath of office in the House Chamber of... Read more
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James Monroe's second inauguration
In 1821, March 4 fell on a Sunday for the first time that presidential inaugurations had been observed. Although his previous term had expired on... Read more
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John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the sixth president of the United States
The only son of a former President to be elected to the Nation's highest office, John Quincy Adams was chosen by the House of Representatives when... Read more
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Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh president of the United States
The election of Andrew Jackson was heralded as a new page in the history of the Republic. The first military leader elected President since George... Read more
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Andrew Jackson delivers his second inaugural address
Cold weather and the President's poor health caused the second inauguration to be much quieter than the first. The President's speech was... Read more
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Arkansas is the 25th State Admitted to the Union
On June 15, 1836, Arkansas became the twenty-fifth state. Native Americans first inhabited the state and created a thriving culture along the... Read more
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Martin Van Buren is inaugurated as the eighth president of the United States
The ailing President Jackson and his Vice President Van Buren rode together to the Capitol from the White House in a carriage made of timbers from... Read more
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William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the ninth president of the United States
President Harrison has the dual distinction among all the Presidents of giving the longest inaugural speech and of serving the shortest term of... Read more
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James K. Polk is inaugurated as the 11th president of the United States
The inaugural ceremonies of former Tennessee Governor and Speaker of the House James Knox Polk were conducted before a large crowd that stood in... Read more
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Wisconsin is the 30th State Admitted to the Union
On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the thirtieth state admitted to the Union. The "Badger State" was the last state formed in its entirety from the... Read more
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Zachary Taylor is inaugurated as the 12th president of the United States
For the second time in the history of the Republic, March 4 fell on a Sunday. The inaugural ceremony was postponed until the following Monday,... Read more