In 1789 it became the first U.S. holiday designated by presidential proclamation

In 1725 Peter the Great commissioned this Dane to explore the Pacific coast of Siberia In 1748 Lord Fairfax hired this 16-year-old to help survey his lands in the Shenandoah Valley In 1773 this ex-printer & inventor published Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced to A Small One In 1779 this college became in the U.S. to offer professional training in law In 1793 this Irish college allowed Catholics to study for degrees for the first time In 1804 Justice Samuel Chase was impeached for comments critical of this president's administration In 1805 U.S. Marines stormed the shores of this Barbary state at Derna, helping to end the raids on American ships In 1814 & 1815 this island 6 miles off Tuscany was a sovereign state ruled by Napoleon