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The cotton gin: A game-changing social and economic invention

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1793, young inventor Eli Whitney had his U.S. patent for the cotton gin approved, an invention that would…

The cotton gin: A game-changing social and economic invention
On this day, government begins under our Constitution

by NCC Staff

It was on this day in 1789 that the federal government started to operate under the terms of the U.S. Constitution, as the…

On this day, government begins under our Constitution
How one telegram helped to lead America toward war

by Scott Bomboy

On this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson learned of a shocking piece of paper that made America’s entry into World War I…

How one telegram helped to lead America toward war
A controversial executive order leads to internment camps

by NCC Staff

On this day in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued his most-controversial executive order, an act that sent more than…

A controversial executive order leads to internment camps
How FDR lost his brief war on the Supreme Court

by NCC Staff

On February 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt shocked America by introducing a plan to expand the Supreme Court, to gain…

How FDR lost his brief war on the Supreme Court
On this day, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed

by NCC Staff

On February 2, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico without President James K. Polk’s knowledge. The United…

On this day, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed
Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024

by Marcia Coyle

When the U.S. Supreme Court term began last fall, the docket contained a number of major cases but had little of the potential…

Regardless of Trump cases, Supreme Court stakes are huge in 2024
Supreme Court preview for January 2024

by Scott Bomboy

In one of the biggest cases of the current term, the Supreme Court’s calendar for January 2024 features arguments about the…

Supreme Court preview for January 2024
America’s relic: The story of the Lincoln catafalque

by Scott Bomboy

On Dec. 19, 2023, the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court upon the Lincoln catafalque. The…

America’s relic: The story of the Lincoln catafalque
On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race

by NCC Staff

On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest between George W. Bush…

On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race
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