July 1790

Friday 09:

In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.

The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia (seat of government).

First US patent issued; granted to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.

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