Non-partisan (nationalist) President Washington signs the Tariff Act of 1790, creating the Revenue Cutter and the Lifesaving Services of the united States.
[restored 10/16/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8, [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 46.
History of the United States Coast Guard – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard#Early_history
Current U.s. National Debt:
