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December 7 – Delaware ratifies the Constitution and becomes the first U.S. state (see History of Delaware). December 8 – Mission La Purisima Concepcion is founded by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, becoming the 11th mission in the California mission chain. December 12 – Pennsylvania becomes the second U.S. state (see History of ...
1787 (MDCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1787th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 787th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1780s decade. As of the start of ...
On December 11, 1787, a deadly confrontation between French explorers and Samoan islanders occurred at what is now known as Massacre Bay, resulting in the deaths of twelve French sailors and approximately thirty Samoans, an event that gave the bay its name.
The flag of Delaware consists of a buff-colored diamond on a field of colonial blue, with the coat of arms of the state of Delaware inside the diamond. Below the diamond, the date December 7, 1787, declares the day on which Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1787 Ship State Description Anna Dutch Republic: The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. [107] Hope Ireland: The brigantine was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London, Great Britain. [108]
The 1787 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held in December 1787 in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Federalist nominee Samuel Johnston was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown. [1]
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, doing so on December 7, 1787. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, ensuring that the Constitution would take effect.
Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867) was the first son of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen. He was titular Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-(Rumpenheim) and for many years heir presumptive to the throne of Hesse-Kassel.