President:
Pres: George Washington reelected over John Adams and George Clinton
General
- Abolition: Every state has anti-slavery group
- Americana: Start of Palladian style building – neoclassicism – using classical designs – White House started
- Finance: Silver dollars first minted
- Politics: Political parties firm in US – Republican under Jefferson and Federalist under Hamilton
East
- New York: Corner of Wall and Water streets - stockbrokers and merchants sign Buttonwood Agreement - rules for securities transactions at Merchants' Coffee House
- Phennsylvania: World's first chemical society founded in Philadelphia
South
- Kentucky: Statehood as #15
West and Pacific
- Oregon Territory: Captain Robert Gray visits Columbia river mouth and gives it the name