When Franklin died in 1790 at the age of 84, more than 20,000 people attended the funeral. (Source: Thinkquest.org) This article first appeared on Wired.com April 17, 2007.

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1790.

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America’s first president George Washington stood in front of the assembled Congress in New York City with the first State of the Union address on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1780.