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The United States through English Spectacles in 1792–1794. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 9, No. 2 (July, 1885), pp. 214–222. Narrative of John Heckewelder's Journey to the Wabash in 1792.
April 2 – The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint. [2] April 5 – United States President George Washington vetoes a bill designed to apportion representatives among U.S. states. This is the first time the presidential veto is used in the United States.
1791 – First Bank of the United States chartered; 1791 – Vermont becomes the 14th state [2] (formerly the independent Vermont Republic) 1792 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state [3] (formerly Kentucky County, Virginia) 1792 – U.S. presidential election, 1792: George Washington reelected president, John Adams reelected vice president
In 1792, presidential elections were still conducted according to the original method established under the U.S. Constitution. Under this system, each elector cast two votes: the candidate who received the greatest number of votes (so long as they won a majority) became president, while the runner-up became vice president.
Construction of the White House, a global symbol of American power and political stability, began with the laying of its cornerstone on this day in history, Oct. 13, 1792. "James Hoban, an Irish ...
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Two Militia Acts, enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792, provided for the organization of militia and empowered the president of the United States to take command of the state militia in times of imminent invasion or insurrection. The president's authority had a life of two years and was invoked to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in ...
The Panic of 1792 was a financial credit crisis that occurred during the months of March and April 1792, precipitated by the expansion of credit by the newly formed Bank of the United States as well as by rampant speculation on the part of William Duer, Alexander Macomb, and other prominent bankers.