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What Happened in June 1788

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Historical Events

  • Jun 7 French peasants stone the Army in Grenbole, an event known as the Day of the Tiles
  • Jun 11 1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC
  • Jun 11 Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska

Adams Returns to Boston

Jun 17 After a lengthy stay in Europe, future US President John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams return to Boston

2nd US President John Adams
2nd First Lady of the United States Abigail Adams
  • Jun 21 The population of Vizille, France, demands local parliament

Constitution of the United States

Jun 21 US Constitution comes into effect when New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify it

Page one of the original copy of the Constitution of the United States
  • Jun 25 Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution
Events in 1788

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 21 Princess Augusta of Bavaria, born in Strasbourg (d. 1851)
  • Jun 24 Thomas Blanchard, American machinist and inventor, born in Sutton, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
Born in 1788

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 12 Johann Andreas Cramer, German preacher (Court Preacher to King Frederick V of Denmark), dies at 65
  • Jun 18 Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader, dies at 74
  • Jun 21 Johann Georg Hamann, German counter-enlightenment philosopher ("Reason is language"), dies at 57
  • Jun 28 Johann Christoph Vogel, German composer, dies at 32


What Happened in 1788

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