George Washington resigns his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army before Congress in Annapolis, Maryland. By ceding control of the army, Washington quashes the idea of an American military dictatorship.
Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, is born in Sharon, Vermont. Smith transcribed the Book of Mormon during one of his revelations. Smith led the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until his death at the hands of a mob in Carthage, Illinois.
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