The Connecticut Compromise is Passed: July 16, 1787
This text about the passing of the Connecticut Compromise comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea.
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The 14th Amendment Receives the Required Number of States for Ratification: July 9, 1868
This text about the ratification of the 14th Amendment comes from our book, The American Venture.
The Declaration of Independence is Signed: July 4, 1776
This text about the signing of the Declaration of Independence comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea.
Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn: June 25, 1876
This text about Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise.
The Battle of Bunker Hill: June 17, 1775
This text about the Battle of Bunker Hill comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights Is Adopted by the House of Burgesses: June 12, 1776
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. By war, the former English colonies of North America had won their independence. But what they had obtained by war, they could lose in peace—if they found no effective means of governing themselves. Revolutions often follow a predictable path in history. First, revolutionaries establish a new government; then follows a period of confusion, which ends in dictatorship. Happily, the American Revolution did not follow this pat