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Vidal v. Elster: Unanimous decision, divided court

by Shailee Desai

On June 13, the Supreme Court decided Vidal v. Elster, a case about the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s Names Clause. The…

Vidal v. Elster: Unanimous decision, divided court
On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment

by NCC Staff

On June 13, 1866, the House approved a Senate-proposed version of the 14th Amendment, sending it to the states for approval. Two…

On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment
On this day, Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia

by NCC Staff

Today marks the 229th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s death, which drew many different responses from the citizens of…

On this day, Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia
Once again, Supreme Court dives into abortion fray

by Marcia Coyle

The only people who may have actually believed the Supreme Court was getting out of the abortion issue by eliminating the…

Once again, Supreme Court dives into abortion fray
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
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