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Articles of Confederation
On this day, the Articles of Confederation are approved
On this day in 1781, the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution, became the official law of the land. It didn’t last…
10 essential facts about Alexander Hamilton on his birthday
On this day in 1755 or 1757, Alexander Hamilton was born in the Caribbean. If you need a quick primer on Hamilton, here are the…
On this day, Congress beats deadline to end Revolutionary War
On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress barely met a deadline to ratify the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the…
10 reasons why America’s first constitution failed
It was on this day in 1777 that the Articles of Confederation, the first American constitution, was sent to the 13 states for…
On this day, the Confederation Congress agrees to a new Constitution
On September 28, 1787, the congress under our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, agreed to submit a new…
Happy birthday to First United States Congress
On this day in 1789, the First Congress under our current Constitution met in its first joint session in New York and undertook an…
On this day, Shays’ Rebellion starts in Massachusetts
On this day in 1786, a popular uprising began in Massachusetts. Shays’ Rebellion was one of several critical events that led to…
Happy birthday to the Department of State
On July 27, 1789, Congress created the State Department, which became an important part of the Executive Branch established under…
How Philadelphia lost the nation’s capital to Washington
It’s a sad day for some historically minded Philadelphians: It's the anniversary of the congressional act that moved the…
On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army
To some it seemed like a technicality, but on this day in 1789, President George Washington succeeded in getting the First…
