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- The Continental Congress met in New York City under the Articles of Confederation. On September 13, 1788, the United States Constitutional Convention temporarily set New York City as the first capital of the U.S., and on April 30, 1789, the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated at Federal Hall on Wall Street.
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Jan 12, 2010 · New York City served as the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790. During the 1760s and 1770s, the city was a center of anti-British activity–for instance, after the British...
New York was the last capital of the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation and the first capital under the Constitution of the United States. As the U.S. capital, New York City hosted several events of national scope in 1789; the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated; the first United States Congress and ...
The city served as the national capital under the Articles of Confederation from 1785 to 1789, and briefly served as the new nation's capital in 1789–90 under the United States Constitution. Under the new government, the city hosted the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, the drafting of the United ...
16 hours ago · No one thinks of the place as belonging to a particular state but to the United States.”. Once the capital of both its state and the country, New York surpassed such status to become a world city in both commerce and outlook, with the most famous skyline on earth.
- George Lankevich
Jun 23, 2024 · New York City became the first capital of the newly formed United States when George Washington was inaugurated as the first President on April 30, 1789. The historic event took place on the balcony of New York City’s old City Hall, which stood as a symbolic landmark of the young nation’s aspirations.
Jul 26, 1999 · Its capital is Albany and its largest city is New York City, the cultural and financial center of American life. Until the 1960s New York was the country’s leading state in nearly all population, cultural, and economic indexes.
Nov 9, 2009 · After the Constitution was ratified in 1788, New York City became the first capital of the United States. On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the nation’s first president...
