James Madison is elected fourth President of the United States.
James Madison: Fourth President of the United States
Washington, D.C.
1809
Washington, D.C.
James Madison is elected fourth President of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson appointed Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as leaders of an expedition of the west.
Louisiana, US
Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Thomas Jefferson is appointed third President of the United States.
March 3 @ 6:06pm
Philadelphia, PA
John Adams was appointed the second President of the United States on March 4, 1797.
Philadelphia, PA
Washington delivers first State of the Union address – the shortest ever with 1089 words.
Philadelphia, PA
Madison and Jefferson organized what they called the Democratic-Republican Party, breaking from the ideals of the Federalist party.
Madison becomes a leader in the new House of Representatives, drafting the first ten amendments to the Constitution and thus is known as the “Father of the Bill of Rights.”
Philadelphia, PA
George Washington unanimously elected first President of the United States at age 57, electing John Adams as the first Vice President and Alexander Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison begin to publish a series of 85 essays urging ratification of the Constitution Known collectively as “The Federalist”.
Paris, France
Adams returned to France and with Franklin and John Jay to create the Treaty of Paris – officially ending the American Revolution.
New York, NY
Alexander Hamilton opens his first law practice in New York City.
Trenton, New Jersey
George Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures a Hessian force (German mercenaries) at Trenton, New Jersey.
Philadelphia, PA
Adams, Franklin, Jefferson served on committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Boston, MA
Adams successfully defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre (signal event leading to the Revolutionary War) with only two of the eight found guilty of manslaughter.
Philadelphia, PA
Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment in Philadelphia, successfully extracting sparks from a cloud.
None know the unfortunate, and the fortunate do not know themselves.
Boston, MA
On December 28, Benjamin Franklin published his first of many editions of Poor Richard’s Almanack.
London UK
Benjamin Franklin publishes his first pamphlet: “A Dissertation upon Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain.” After he gave out a few copies, he started to become disappointed in it and destroyed all remaining copies.
