Bill of Rights Becomes Law
On December 15, 1791, Virginia became the 11th state to ratify the Bill of Rights, earning the three-fourths majority needed to add the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Politics
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Birth of John Jay
Founding Father John Jay was born on December 12, 1745, in New York City, Province of New York.
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Happy Birthday Abraham Baldwin
Founding Father Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, in Guilford, Connecticut Colony.
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Happy Birthday John F. Kennedy
The youngest man ever elected President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917.
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Birth of James K. Polk
James Knox Polk was born on a farm in Pineville, North Carolina, on November 2, 1795.
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The Moscow-Washington Hotline
On August 30, 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-Washington hotline.
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Birth Of Winston Churchill
On November 30, 1874, future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born in Woodstock, England.
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Birth of Arturo Toscanini
Conductor Arturo Toscanini was born on March 25, 1867, in Parma, Italy.
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Andrew Johnson Impeached
On February 24, 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first American president to be impeached.
