May 1787
Sunday 13:
Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England with eleven ships full of convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia.
Monday 14:
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to meet to write a new Constitution for the United States.
Thursday 24:
The United States Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Friday 25:
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States. George Washington presides.
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