President pro tempore. Later that day, the Senate and the House of Representatives meet in joint session for the first time, and the electoral votes of the first U.S. Presidential election are counted. General George Washington is certified as President-elect, and John Adams is certified as Vice-President elect. April 7 – Selim III (1789–1807) succeeds Abdul Hamid I (1773–1789), as Ottoman Sultan. April 21 – John Adams takes office as the first Vice President of the United States, and begins presiding over the United States Senate. April 28 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Fletcher Christian leads the mutiny on the British Royal Navy ship against Captain William Bligh, in the Pacific Ocean. April 30 – George Washington is inaugurated at Federal Hall in New York City, beginning his term as the first President of the United States. May 5 – In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time in 175 years. The French Revolution begins. June – The Inconfidência Mineira is the first attempt at Brazilian independence from Portugal. June 17 – In France, representatives of the Third Estate at the Estates-General declare themselves the National Assembly. June 20 – The Tennis Court Oath is made in Versailles. June 23 – Louis XVI of France makes a conciliatory speech urging reforms to a joint session, and orders the three estates to meet together. July–September July – An estimated 150,000 of Paris's 600,000 people are without work. July 1 – The comic ballet La fille mal gardée, choreographed by Jean Dauberval, is first presented under the title Le ballet de la paille, at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, at Bordeaux, France. July 4 – The U.S. Congress passes its first bill, setting out tariffs. July 9 At Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly, and begins preparations for what will become the French Constitution of 1791. The Theatre War officially ends in Scandinavia. July – Storofsen flood in Norway. July 10 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River Delta. July 11 – Louis XVI of France dismisses popular Chief Minister Jacques Necker. July 12 – An angry Parisian crowd, inflamed by a speech from journalist Camille Desmoulins, demonstrates against the King's decision to dismiss Minister Necker. July 13 – The people begin to seize arms for the defense of Paris. July 14 The French Revolution (1789–1799) begins with the Storming of the Bastille: Citizens of Paris