New Mexico Admitted as 47th State
On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state admitted to the Union.
On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state admitted to the Union.
On January 3, 1911, America issued its first Postal Savings stamps.
On January 2, 1788, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, making it our fourth state.
Born on December 31, 1880, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Army general and American statesman George C. Marshall was a distant relative of former Chief Justice John Marshall.
On December 26, 1972, America’s 33rd president, Harry S. Truman, died.
On December 21, 1945, General George S. Patton died from injuries he received in a car crash 12 days earlier.
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania was the second state to ratify the Constitution and be admitted to the Union.
On December 8, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his “Atoms for Peace” speech, introducing his goal of using nuclear power for peace.
On December 1, 1917, first War Savings Stamp, WS1, was issued. The money earned from their sales helped fund World War I.