History of the United States (1789–1849) History of the United States (1849–1865) Timeline of the American Old West; Further reading 1820s. John S. Galbraith. "British-American Competition in the Border Fur Trade of the 1820s". Minnesota History, Vol. 36, No. 7 (Sep., 1959), pp. 241–249.

Presidency of George Washington. 1790 – Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution and becomes 13th state 1791 – The Bill of Rights, comprising the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is adopted.; 1791 – First Bank of the United States chartered 1791 – Vermont becomes the 14th state (formerly the independent Vermont Republic) 1792 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state …

This article covers the history of the United States from 1789 through 1849, the period of westward expansion.. George Washington, elected the first president in 1789, worked with the heads of the departments of State, Treasury, and War, along with an Attorney General (the Justice Department wasn't created until 1870), the group of which later became known as his cabinet.

Timeline of United States history (1990–2009) List of years in the United States; Events from the year 2009 in the United States Incumbents Federal government. President: George W. Bush (R-Texas) (until January 20), Barack Obama (D-Illinois) (starting January 20) Vice President: Dick Cheney (R-Wyoming ...

James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.. Madison was born into a prominent …

Events January. January 1 The United States Navy SEALs are activated. SEAL Team One is commissioned in the Pacific Fleet and SEAL Team Two in the Atlantic Fleet.; NBC introduces the "Laramie peacock" before a midnight showing of the series Laramie.; January 2 – NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins praises U.S. President John F. Kennedy's "personal role" in …

History of the United States (1865–1918) Timeline of United States history (1860–1899) List of years in the United States; Events from the year 1894 in the United States Incumbents Federal Government. President: Grover Cleveland (D-New York) Vice President ...

For the first time in U.S. history, all 50 states have simultaneous federal major disaster declarations after Wyoming receives the final declaration. Washington, D.C. , the U.S. Virgin Islands , the Northern Mariana Islands , Guam and Puerto Rico also have major disaster declarations by this time.

January. January 1 The Hewlett-Packard Company is founded.; Texas A&M University wins its only football national championship.; January 5 – Amelia Earhart is officially declared dead after her 1937 disappearance. February. February 6 – Raymond Chandler's hardboiled California private detective Philip Marlowe is introduced in his first full-length work of crime fiction, The Big Sleep ...

Events January. January 26 – The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, New York City.; January 27 – Albert Einstein visits the White House. January 30 – Gold Reserve Act: All gold held in the Federal Reserve to be surrendered to the Department of the Treasury; immediately following, President Roosevelt raises the statutory gold price from $20.67 per ounce to $35.