The U.S. Constitution Is Signed: September 17, 1787
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise. In the hot, humid weather of a Philadelphia summer, delegates wrangled, tempers...
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- Sep 12
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Napoleon Triumphantly Enters a Deserted Moscow: September 16, 1812
Unlike other cities he had conquered, Moscow sent no delegation of citizens to greet Napoleon.
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- Sep 4
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The Mayflower Sets Sail for America: September 6, 1620
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. In a city in Holland called Leyden lived a colony of Englishmen. These English...
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- Aug 28
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St. Junípero Serra Sails for America: August 30, 1749
Junípero Serra was born on the island of Mallorca off the Mediterranean coast of Spain on November 24, 1713.
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- Aug 21
- 4 min
Henry Tudor’s Army Ends the Wars of the Roses: August 22, 1485
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I. When only an infant, King Henry VI of England had inherited England and...
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- Aug 14
- 3 min
Hernán Cortés Conquers Mexico: August 13, 1521
This text comes from our book, All Ye Lands. The news of Cortés’s landing at Vera Cruz filled Montezuma with fear—could the Spaniard be...
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- Aug 7
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An English Pirate Steals Silver for Queen Elizabeth I: August 9, 1573
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. It was a warm, muggy night. Guided by the lights of the town, the men quietly...
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- Jul 31
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The First Indian Saint in the Americas Is Canonized: July 31, 2002
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. Meanwhile, Juan Diego had climbed the hill of Tepeyac. “Return here tomorrow,”...
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- Jul 24
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Chief Pontiac Signs Peace Treaty with British at Oswego, New York: July 25, 1766
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. In July 1759, France’s old enemy, the Iroquois Indians, joined the British in...
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- Jul 17
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July 17th, 1918 – Vladimir Lenin Orders the Execution of Tsar Nicolas II and His Family
This text comes from our book, All Ye Lands. To weaken Russia, the Germans urged the soviet revolutionaries to take up arms against the...
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- Jul 10
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The Northwest Ordinance Is Adopted by Congress: July 13, 1787
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise. The states however did cooperate with the national government in the matter of...
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- Jul 3
- 3 min
Independence Day in Sonoma: July 4, 1846
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise. Californio factions could not bury their differences even to face a common foe....
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- Jun 26
- 2 min
Francisco Pizzaro Is Assassinated: June 26, 1541
This text comes from our book, All Ye Lands. Cortés’s conquest of the mighty Aztec kingdom inspired another Spanish conquistador to find...
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- Jun 19
- 4 min
Aztecs Attack the Spaniards on La Noche Triste (The Night of Sorrows): June 20, 1520
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. Fear had filled the heart of the Aztec emperor Montezuma when he heard of the...
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- Jun 12
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The First Article of the Virginia Bill of Rights Is Adopted by the Old Dominion: June 12, 1776
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise. Between mid-May and early June 1776, the southern colonies, from Georgia to...
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- Jun 6
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The 19th Amendment Is Passed by the United States Congress: June 4, 1919
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. Since at least the 1850s, women associated with the Temperance movement had been...
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- May 29
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Major George Washington Attacks the French Fort Duquesne in the Ohio Valley: May 28, 1754
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea. English colonists, especially in Virginia, wanted to be able to cross the...
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- May 17
- 3 min
The Constitutional Convention Opens: May 25, 1787
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. “How are you today, my dear General!” With these words, Gouverneur Morris greeted...
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- May 15
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Segregated Schools Ruled Unconstitutional: May 17, 1954
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. One of the most significant acts of Eisenhower’s presidency was his appointment of...
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- May 8
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German Government Surrenders to the Allies: May 7, 1945
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. Though the Allies had driven the Germans from France, they bogged down along the...
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