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.
This Day in History
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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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Birth of George Mason
Founding Father George Mason IV was born on December 11, 1725, in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Death of Red Cloud
Oglala Lakota Indian warrior Red Cloud died on December 10, 1909.
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Happy Birthday Willa Cather
Author Willa Sibert Cather was born on December 7, 1873, in Gore, Virginia.
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Birth of Abraham Baldwin
Founding Father Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, in Guilford, Connecticut Colony.
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Happy Birthday Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark was born on November 5, 1882, in New York City.
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Wine Stamps
On October 22, 1914, the Emergency Revenue Act was passed, which called for the creation of Wine Revenue Stamps.
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Happy Birthday Edward Trudeau
Physician Edward Livingston Trudeau was born on October 5, 1848, in New York City.
