Mexico Gains Independence from Spain
After more than a decade of fighting and over 20,000 casualties, Mexico officially gained its independence from Spain on September 27, 1821.
After more than a decade of fighting and over 20,000 casualties, Mexico officially gained its independence from Spain on September 27, 1821.
On September 17, 1787, 39 delegates from 12 states signed the U.S. Constitution, laying the groundwork of our nation’s government.
On September 13, 1788, New York City was established as America’s first capital under the Constitution of the United States.
In the wake of the American Revolution, Congress established the Treasury Department on September 2, 1789.
On August 30, 1967, Thurgood Marshall became America’s first African American Supreme Court Justice.
On August 21, 1959, America became the 50-state nation we know today with the addition of Hawaii.
Though he had been in poor health for some time, President Warren G. Harding’s death on August 2, 1923, was a shock to the nation, and spurred numerous unfounded rumors.
William Howard Taft always dreamed of being a Supreme Court Justice. After a term as President, the time was finally right for Taft to take his dream job – on July 11, 1921.