1790
ID: 639
Civil Constitution of Clergy passed - reorganizing Catholic Church under state control
ID: 639
1790
ID: 640
French Revolution adopts metric system - mathematical decimal principles 'for all people, for all time'
ID: 640
1790
ID: 2324
First U.S. partnership case - Willet v. Willet establishes American partnership law follows English common law
ID: 2324
1790
ID: 5452
Abbey of Cluny suppressed during French Revolution; monks expelled and buildings begin to be sold as national property
ID: 5452
1790
ID: 638
April 17, 1790
Franklin dies - largest funeral in American history, 20,000 mourners, Masonic procession leads
ID: 638