September 24th, 1789
The office of the Attorney General of the United States of America, and the United States Post Office Department are established. event on September 24, 1789. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around September 24, 1789
September 26th, 1789 | Event | Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General. |
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