26 September 1789 Posted on September 25, 2022 by Staff George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State Famous Words of Inspiration..."Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation." Edmund Burke — Click here for more from Edmund Burke Related posts: 26 November 1789 27 September 2007 12 July 1789 10 April 1872 17 May 1987 20 May 1969 14 June 1789 29 January 2002 5 June 1947 24 October 1931