There’s no doubt the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in July 1776. But which date has the legitimate…
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the Constitution.
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Today marks the 229th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s death, which drew many different responses from the citizens of…
On March 11, 1861, delegates from the newly formed Confederate States of America agreed on their own constitution. And much of it…
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The publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense caused a sensation in early 1776 as it explained the need for freedom. But it was…
On December 16, 1773, a group of Colonists destroyed a large British tea shipment in Boston harbor. So did this act of defiance…
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