1789
Mar 25
| 1789 • George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the United States Electoral College. |
1854
Jul 4
Age: 65y
| 1854 • Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy signs the Treaty/Convention of Kanagawa with the Japanese government (the Tokugawa Shogunate), opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade (see History of Japan). |