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Events on Thursday 14 January 1790 1
1790Hamilton Submits Report on Public CreditTreasury secretary proposes federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debtsAlexander Hamilton delivered his First Report on Public Credit to Congress, proposing that the federal government assume and consolidate state debts from the Revolutionary War. The plan became a cornerstone of the new nation's financial system after fierce political debate.