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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
On This Day: Senate rejects Robert Bork for the Supreme Court

by NCC Staff

On October 23, 1987, the United States Senate held one of the most-controversial votes on a Supreme Court nominee in its history,…

On This Day: Senate rejects Robert Bork for the Supreme Court
The Louisiana Purchase: Jefferson’s constitutional gamble

by NCC Staff

On October 20, 1803, the Senate ratified a treaty with France, promoted by President Thomas Jefferson, that doubled the size of…

The Louisiana Purchase: Jefferson’s constitutional gamble
The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it

by Scott Bomboy

On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But…

The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it
The Gadsden Purchase and a failed attempt at a southern railroad

by NCC Staff

On December 30, 1853, a treaty was signed where Mexico sold the United States 29,000 square miles of territory for what eventually…

The Gadsden Purchase and a failed attempt at a southern railroad
America’s “forgotten war” ended on this day, and few people knew

by NCC Staff

On December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812, but the delayed news couldn't stop nearly 1,000…

America’s “forgotten war” ended on this day, and few people knew
On this day, the Louisiana Purchase is completed

by NCC Staff

Life in the newly formed United States changed forever on December 20, 1803 when the American flag flew over New Orleans,…

On this day, the Louisiana Purchase is completed
On this day: Panama regains the Panama Canal

by NCC Staff

On December 31, 1999, the United States officially handed the Panama Canal over to Panama’s government, ending a long saga that…

On this day: Panama regains the Panama Canal
On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage

by NCC Staff

President Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress on January 8, 1918 made the United States a global player in the world of foreign…

On this day: Wilson’s 14 Points puts U.S. on world diplomatic stage
A look at the Vacancies Reform Act

by Scott Bomboy

This week, an obscure act of Congress is getting a lot of attention in the discussion over Rod Rosenstein’s future in…

A look at the Vacancies Reform Act
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