Meeting of the States-General of France; power is seized by the Third Estate. See "French Revolution: Storming of the Bastille," xiv, [212].
Mutiny of the Bounty, English ship.
1790. Philadelphia becomes the seat of government of the United States. Harmar makes an unsuccessful expedition against the Indians of the Northwest Territory.
First issue of French Assignats.
Declaration of independence by the Belgian provinces; Congress of Brussels convened.
1791. "Establishment of the United States Bank." See xiv, [230].
Vermont admitted into the Union. Defeat of St. Clair by the Miamis.
Passage of the constitutional act of Canada dividing it into Upper and Lower Canada.
Buckle-makers of England petition Parliament against the use of shoe-strings.
Guillotin introduces the machine for decapitation, bearing his name.