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.
The first inaugural ball was held.
President George Washington proclaimed the day an official National Day of Thanksgiving for the United States of America.
US President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act.
The first President of the United States, George Washington, delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City.