The Supreme Court assembled for the first time on this day in history, Feb. 1, 1790, in New York City under Chief Justice John Jay. It handed down its first opinion in August 1791.

United States, 1790 Obverse Image: Designs on the left hand side of note. Obverse Text: CASHIER OF THE BANK, PAY TO [NEEDS TRANSLATION] OR BEARER, TWO HUNDRED POUNDS PAPER. / NEW-YORK, THE 27TH DAY OF ...

See the rare, hand-drawn 1790 map of Detroit discovered in Canadian home The map identifies the east and west boundaries of a strip of land that Cadillac granted to himself in 1701.