1st United States Congress
Apr 4 First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington's presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791)
- Apr 16 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration
John Adams 1st VP
Apr 21 John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington)
- Apr 23 President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York, first official residence of a US President
Mutiny on the Bounty
Apr 28 Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh in the South Pacific
George Washington Inaugurated
Apr 30 George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America at Federal Hall in NYC
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists