Connecticut Becomes Fifth State
On January 9, 1788, Connecticut ratified the US Constitution, making it the fifth state to join the young United States.
On January 9, 1788, Connecticut ratified the US Constitution, making it the fifth state to join the young United States.
On August 27, 1918, US and Mexican forces engaged in the Battle of Ambos Nogales, amid the tensions of the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and the Border War.
On July 4, 1987, the USPS issued the first in a series of stamps honoring America’s first 13 states. The series honored each state’s 200th anniversary of statehood as well as the bicentennial of the ratification of the Constitution.
On June 14, 2008, the USPS issued the first set of stamps in its Flags of Our Nation Series.
On June 3, 1770, Franciscan friar Junipero Serra delivered the first church service at the Carmel Mission.
On May 3, 2003, the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation in New Hampshire collapsed.
On April 22, 1889, the first land rush into the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma kicked off at high noon.
On April 21, 1836, Texan soldiers led a swift attack on an unsuspecting Mexican force at the Battle of San Jacinto.
On November 29, 1777, the first non-military settlement in California was established as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe in Alta, California.