On this day June 23rd, in 1776, off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, British Commodore Parker (Sir Peter) notifies General Henry Clinton that he will land on the South Carolina mainland the next day […]
On this day June 22nd, in 1775, Congress issues $2 million in bills of credit, as Continental Currency. By the spring of 1775, colonial leaders, concerned by British martial law in Boston and increasing constraints […]
On This Day, June 21st of 1778, New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land. By 1786, […]
On this day, June 20th in 1782, Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States after six years of discussion. The front of the seal depicts a bald eagle clutching an olive branch in […]
On this day June 9th in 1964, the Senate passes historic Civil Rights Act after an 83 day filibuster. The Senate was involved in an epic fight over the Civil Right Act, after a group of […]
The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law–and the War of 1812 begins. The American war declaration, […]
On This Day, June 17th in 1775 – British General William Howe lands his troops on the Charlestown Peninsula overlooking Boston, Massachusetts, and leads them against Breed’s Hill, a fortified American position just below Bunker […]
On this day June 16th, in 1858, newly nominated senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln addresses the Illinois Republican Convention in Springfield and warns that the nation faces a crisis that could destroy the Union. Speaking to […]
On This Day June 15th, 1215 – Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or “Great Charter.” The document, essentially a peace […]
Flag Day – During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, […]
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