1788 - What happened in 1788 ?

January 1788

Tuesday 01:

First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.

Wednesday 02:

Georgia becomes the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Wednesday 09:

Connecticut becomes the fifth state to join the United States.

Saturday 26:

The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sail into Sydney Harbour to establish the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Celebrated as Australia Day.

Monday 28:

The first penal colony is founded at Botany Bay, Australia.

February 1788

Friday 01:

Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patent the steamboat.

Wednesday 06:

Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

March 1788

Friday 21:

A fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans and leaves most of the town in ruins.

April 1788

Monday 28:

Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

May 1788

Friday 23:

South Carolina becomes the 8th U.S. state to ratify the United States Constitution.

June 1788

Wednesday 11:

Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.

Saturday 21:

New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution and is thus admitted as the 9th state in the United States.

Wednesday 25:

Virginia ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 10th state of the United States.

July 1788

Saturday 26:

New York ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 11th state of the United States.

September 1788

Saturday 13:

The United States Constitutional Convention sets the date for the country's first presidential election, and New York City becomes the temporary capital of the U.S.

October 1788

Wednesday 01:

Nguyen Hue declares himself emperor of Viet Nam.