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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, the Boston Tea Party lights a fuse
On December 16, 1773, a group of Colonists destroyed a large British tea shipment in Boston harbor. So did this act of defiance…
Benjamin Franklin’s last great quote and the Constitution
It was on this day in 1789 that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote what was probably his last great quote, a saying about the…
On this day, the Declaration of Independence is officially signed
August 2, 1776 is one of the most important but least celebrated days in American history, when 56 members of the Second…
10 fascinating facts about the Declaration of Independence
July 4th marks the annual holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. So how much do you know about…
On this day, Patrick Henry’s most-famous quote
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry signaled the coming revolution when he spoke at a Virginia convention and allegedly implored:…
Winston Churchill on why the American Constitution matters
On the anniversary of his birth, Constitution Daily looks back at what the British leader and author Sir Winston Churchill had to…
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 Stamp Act plants seeds of the Revolution
On November 1, 1765, the hated Stamp Act authorized by King George III went into effect in the colonies, despite months of…
On this day: “No taxation without representation!”
The Stamp Act Congress met on this day in New York in 1765, a meeting that led nine Colonies to declare the English Crown had no…
