1 A half step (or ''semitone'') is the distance from one key on the keyboard to the next adjacent key. 2  Key 1 to Key 2 is a half step since they are next to each other. 3  A half step is not always from a white key to a black key.
The Virginia House of Burgesses established in 1619 is considered the first representative assembly (government) in the US and the Americas.
In November 1781, John Hanson became the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, under the Articles of Confederation.Many people have argued that John Hanson, and not George Washington, was the first President of the United States, but this is not quite true.Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States had no executive branch.any people have argued that John Hanson, and not George Washington, was the first President of the United States, but this is not quite true.