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This Day in Founder's History

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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