Editing 1790 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 8]] &ndash; United States President [[George Washington]] gives the first [[State of the Union address]], in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1790 |title=Historical Events for Year 1790 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |year=1790 |access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref>
* [[January 11]] &ndash; The 11 minor states of the [[Austrian Netherlands]], which took part in the [[Brabant Revolution]] at the end of 1789, sign a [[Treaty of Union (United States of Belgium)|Treaty of Union]], creating the [[United States of Belgium]].
* [[January 14]] &ndash; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury [[Alexander Hamilton]] submits his proposed plan for payment of American debts, starting with $12,000,000 to pay the foreign debts of the confederation, followed by $40 million for domestic debts, and $21.5 million for the war debts of the states. The plan is narrowly approved 14-12 in the Senate, and 34-28 in the House.<ref name="Harper1790">''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p169</ref>
* [[January 15]] – Fletcher Christian & 8 mutineers aboard the ''Bounty'' land on [[Pitcairn Islands|Pitcairn]].
* [[January 26]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s opera ''[[Così fan tutte]]'' premieres in [[Vienna]]. 
* [[January 30]]  
** The first boat specialized as a [[Lifeboat (rescue)|rescue lifeboat]] is tested on the [[River Tyne]] in England.
** [[Olowalu Massacre]]: American Captain [[Simon Metcalfe]] opens fire with cannon towards villagers in canoes, killing about one hundred Hawaiians, and wounding many others.<ref name="kingdom">Ralph S. Kuykendall, ''The Hawaiian Kingdom ''</ref>
* [[February 1]] &ndash; In New York City, the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] convenes for the first time.<ref name="overview">{{cite web|url={{SCOTUS URL|about/briefoverview.pdf}} |title=A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court|format=PDF|publisher=United States Supreme Court|access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref>
* [[February 4]] &ndash; [[Louis XVI of France]] declares to the [[National Assembly (French Revolution)|National Assembly]] that he will maintain the [[constitution]]al laws.
* [[February 11]] &ndash; Two [[Quakers|Quaker]] delegates petition the [[United States Congress]] for the [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolition]] of [[slavery]].
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[North Carolina]] cedes its western territories (modern day [[Tennessee]]) to the federal government.<ref name=Harper1790/> 
* [[March 1]] &ndash; The [[1790 United States census|first United States Census]] is authorized; it is held later in the year.<ref name=Harper1790/>
* [[March 4]] &ndash; France is divided into 83 [[département]]s, which cut across the former [[province]]s, in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land.
* [[March 6]] &ndash; The New York legislature consents to the [[admission to the Union]] of a new state, [[Vermont]], formed within the boundaries of New York, contingent upon the successful conclusion of negotiations concerning disputed real-estate claims, and the boundary between the two states.
* [[March 21]] &ndash; [[Thomas Jefferson]] reports to President George Washington in New York, as the new [[United States Secretary of State]].