Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the 1940 United States presidential election. He remains the only president to serve for more than two terms.

containment: A military strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy, best known as the Cold War policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism.

In the White House from 1945 to 1953, Truman made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan, helped rebuild postwar Europe, worked to contain communism and led the United States into the Korean War (1950-1953).

Just prior to declaring independence, the Thirteen Colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

The white John Hanson, described in the Facebook posts as “president before George Washington,” was the first president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, the agreement the U.S. government operated under before the advent of the Constitution in 1781 ( here ).

In Revolutionary France, the Legislative Assembly votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the First Republic. King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the monarchy was abolished. …

President George Washington delivers the first “State of the Union Address” on January 8, 1790. Benjamin Franklin dies on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, PA. Washington, DC, is established as the capital of the United States, in 1791. The U.S. Post Office Department is established on February 20, 1792.

Sep 2 September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter 3 Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.

1. The First Republic (1792-1804) Following the aftermaths of the Revolution of 1789 and the abolishment of the monarchy, the First Republic of France is established on September 22 of 1792.

1792 Bourbon, formerly known as Ridgewood Reserve 1792 and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve, is a Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey produced by the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The name of the bourbon is a reference to the year Kentucky became a state.

Famous People Who Died In 1792

• John Paul Jones. Scottish American Sailor.
• Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Austrian, Hungarian. Holy Roman Emperor.
• Gustav III of Sweden.
• George Mason. Patriot, U.S. Statesman.
• Lord North.
• Richard Arkwright. Inventor.
• John Smeaton. Civil Engineer.
• Guillaume Le Gentil. Astronomer.

4 June – Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain. 21 June – Iolo Morganwg holds the first Gorsedd ceremony, at Primrose Hill in London. 29 September – first St Patrick’s Church, Soho Square, London (Roman Catholic) consecrated as a chapel. 2 October – Baptist Missionary Society is founded in Kettering.

Like other nations born in anti-colonial revolutions, the United States faced the challenge of building a sound economy, preserving national independence, and creating a stable political system which provided a legitimate place for opposition. In 1790, it was not at all obvious that the Union would long survive.

March – The XYZ Affair begins, souring relations between the United States and France. April – U.S. House of Representatives elections begin in New York and continue into 1799. Quasi-War: The United States Congress rescinds treaties with France, sparking the war.