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    This Day in History: President George Washington tours the Southern states
    tara
    • Mar 21
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: President George Washington tours the Southern states

    On this day in 1791, George Washington begins a 3-month tour of the Southern states. As the first President, Washington considered it...
    This Day in History: "Democracy is a volcano"
    tara
    • Jan 15
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: "Democracy is a volcano"

    On this day in 1788, Fisher Ames addresses delegates at the Massachusetts state ratifying convention. Would his state ratify the U.S....
    This Day in History: George Washington bids the nation farewell (again)
    tara
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: George Washington bids the nation farewell (again)

    On this day in 1796, George Washington bids the nation farewell. He was retiring from the presidency and making his last exit from public...
    This Day in History: President George Washington is inaugurated
    tara
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: President George Washington is inaugurated

    On this day in 1789, George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States. The inauguration occurred in New York:...
    This Day in History: The Mount Vernon conference
    tara
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Mount Vernon conference

    On this day in 1785, George Washington receives commissioners from Virginia and Maryland. The gathering came to be known as the Mount...
    This Day in History: A brawl in Congress
    tara
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: A brawl in Congress

    On this day in 1798, trouble brews in the United States Congress. Bitter feelings would ultimately lead to an open brawl on the floor of...
    This Day in History: Congress on the move
    tara
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: Congress on the move

    During this week in 1785, the Confederation Congress relocates from New Jersey to New York. Did you know that Congress changed its...
    This Day in History: North Carolina ratifies the Constitution
    tara
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: North Carolina ratifies the Constitution

    On this day in 1789, North Carolina becomes the 12th state to join the Union. The state was pretty late to the party. By November 1789,...
    This Day in History: George Washington tours the new American nation
    tara
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: George Washington tours the new American nation

    On this day in 1789, George Washington returns from his first presidential tour. Our first President thought it important to visit every...
    This Day in History: The first Supreme Court Justices
    tara
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: The first Supreme Court Justices

    On this day in 1789, George Washington signs the Judiciary Act, which established the structure for the Supreme Court of the United...
    This Day in History: George Washington chooses site for capital
    tara
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: George Washington chooses site for capital

    On this day in 1790, George Washington signs a law designating an area near the Potomac River as America’s new national capital. The law...
    This Day in History: The Citizen Genêt Affair
    tara
    • May 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Citizen Genêt Affair

    On this day in 1793, members of George Washington’s cabinet send him memos regarding the so-called “Citizen Genêt Affair.” Have you ever...
    This Day in History: George Washington accepts the call to serve as President
    tara
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: George Washington accepts the call to serve as President

    On this day in 1789, George Washington leaves Mount Vernon. He is headed to New York, where he would be inaugurated as the first...
    This Day in History: A bumpy opening for the First Congress
    tara
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: A bumpy opening for the First Congress

    On this day in 1789, the United States Congress meets for the first time in New York. Or, at least, it tried to. The Constitution had...
    This Day in History: Things you never knew about the post office
    tara
    • Feb 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Things you never knew about the post office

    On this day in 1792, George Washington signs an act to establish a post office. You would not recognize the 1700s version of the United...
    This Day in History: Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution
    tara
    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution

    On this day in 1788, Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the Constitution. It was a close call, though. The state had nearly...
    This Day in History: New Hampshire ratifies the Bill of Rights
    tara
    • Jan 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: New Hampshire ratifies the Bill of Rights

    On this day in 1790, New Hampshire ratifies eleven amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments (plus one other) had...
    This Day in History: Connecticut ratifies the U.S. Constitution
    tara
    • Jan 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: Connecticut ratifies the U.S. Constitution

    On this day in 1788, Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The state had come a long way! Just one year...
    This Day in History: George Washington’s State of the Union
    tara
    • Jan 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: George Washington’s State of the Union

    On this day in 1790, George Washington delivers the very first State of the Union address. Did you know that Presidents are...
    This Day in History: America's first presidential election
    tara
    • Jan 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: America's first presidential election

    On this day in 1789, the first presidential electors are selected. Just a few weeks later, the Electoral College would elect George...
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