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William Wentworth
1790 Aug, 13

William Wentworth

William Wentworth, Australian journalist, explorer, and politician (d. 1872)
William Charles Wentworth (13 August 1790 – 20 March 1872) was an Australian explorer, journalist, politician and author, and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales. He was the first native-born Australian to achieve a reputation overseas, and a leading advocate for self-government for the Australian colonies.

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Events on 1790

  • 8 Jan

    State of the Union address

    George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
  • 29 May

    Thirteen Colonies

    Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
  • 31 Jul

    Potash

    The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
  • 4 Aug

    United States Revenue Cutter Service

    A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
  • 22 Oct

    Little Turtle

    Warriors of the Miami people under Chief Little Turtle defeat United States troops under General Josiah Harmar at the site of present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Northwest Indian War.