George Washington is elected as first President of the United States.
Washington took office on April 30, 1789.
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The first president of the United States of America, George Washington, read the Declaration of Independence.
The Battle of Fort Necessity occurred.
President George Washington marked the location for the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
The American Revolutionary War hostiles ended after the British conceded at Yorktown.
