Historical Events
- Sep 2 US Treasury Department established by Congress
Event of Interest
Sep 11 Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury

Alexander Hamilton
Historic Discovery
Sep 17 William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn

William Herschel
- Sep 18 1st loan is made to pay salaries of the presidents & Congress
- Sep 22 US Congress passes act requiring the first Postmaster General to report to the President through the Secretary of the Treasury
- Sep 24 US Congress establishes Post Office Department following the new constitution
- Sep 24 US Federal Judiciary Act is passed & creates a six-person Supreme Court
Event of Interest
Sep 26 Thomas Jefferson appointed 1st US Secretary of State; John Jay becomes 1st US Chief Justice

Thomas Jefferson

John Jay
Famous Birthdays
James Fenimore Cooper
Sep 15 James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major American novelist (Last of Mohicans), born in Burlington, New Jersey

James Fenimore Cooper
- Sep 28 Richard Bright, English physician (Bright's Disease/nephritis), born in Bristol, England (d. 1858)