President George Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the US Treasury.
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Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was shot in a pistol duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
Samuel Hopkins was awarded the first US patent.
George Washington gave his first speech as the first President of the United States.
The first President of the United States, George Washington, delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City.
The Battle of Fort Necessity occurred.
