On July 27, 1789, the Department of Foreign Affairs was created, which was later renamed the Department of State. When the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, it specified that the President would be responsible for the country’s foreign relations. President George Washington soon realized he’d need help and requested the creation of a new executive department to help handle foreign affairs.
On July 8, 1776, the Liberty Bell was rung to announce the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
On July 1, 1847, America’s first postage stamps were issued.
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army, the precursor of the United States Army.
Winfield Scott was born on June 13, 1786, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
On June 10, 1967, the Gateway Arch opened in St. Louis, Missouri.
America’s first First Lady was born Martha Dandridge on June 2, 1731 (by the Old Style calendar), on her parents’ Chestnut Grove Plantation near Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Our first President, George Washington, was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.