What happended in 1789?
Monarch is George III. Prime Minister is William Pitt the Younger (Tory). United States Constitution President (from 4th March) is George Washington (no political party-Virginia); John Adams is vice-President. Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against Captain William Bligh in Polynesia; Captain Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 4,000-mile journey in an open boat.
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![]() | ![]() | Guineas | 1789 Half-Guinea - Spade Design - George III |