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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 23 May

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 23 May In 1788 on this day, South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the eighth state to join the Union. 1 In 1774, in defiance of British Parliament’s closing of the port of Boston, the citizens of Chestertown, Maryland convened a meeting and constructed a resolution which forbade importing, selling, or consuming tea in Chestertown. Legend has it that the citizens gathered […]

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 22 May

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1856 on this day, violence erupted in Congress when Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina entered the Senate chamber and beat Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane.

May 22, 2014 11

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 21 May

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1832, the first Democratic National Convention was held in Baltimore.

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 17 May

Mandeville, LA - This Day In Founding Fathers History – 17 May - On this day in 1792, the New York Stock & Exchange Board was founded with the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement. Under a buttonwood tree at 68 Wall Street in New York, 24 stock brokers signed an agreement to deal only with each other

May 17, 2014 11

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 16 May

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1775, the citizens of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania met at Hanna’s Town in convention to form an association. “Resolved unanimously, That there is no reason to doubt that the same system of tyranny and oppression will be extended to every other part of America: It […]

May 16, 2014 11

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 15 May

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1776 on this day, the Resolves of the Virginia Convention were proposed.

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 14 May

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1607 on this day, the Jamestown settlement was established by English settlers with the Virginia Company of London.

May 14, 2014 12

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 13 May

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1846, Congress approved President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in a boundary dispute over Texas, known as the Mexican-American War.

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 3 May

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 3 May On this day in 1802, the city of Washington (DC) was incorporated, with an elected council and a mayor appointed by the president. 1 In 1777 on this day, the Continental Congress was brought a report by the Board of War. The board “Resolved, That Christopher Ludwick be appointed superintendent of bakers, and director of baking, in the grand army of […]

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