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The mission of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) is to increase access to and understanding of the U.S. Constitution and its history and creation.

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Vrijeme pridruživanja: veljača 2012.

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  1. 4. velj

    in 1789, the first meeting of the Electoral College unanimously chose George Washington to be the first President.

  2. 1. velj

    The Supreme Court convened for the first time in 1790, at the Old Royal Exchange in New York. Lacking a full complement of justices, or any cases to consider, they abruptly adjourned until the next day.

  3. 31. sij

    PODCAST: David Bruce Smith of speaks with Grace Leatherman, Executive Director of the National Council for History Education () about the history of American education and its status today:

  4. 30. sij

    Happy 268th birthday to Gouverneur Morris, noted Founder, eulogist of Hamilton and principal author of the Preamble to the Constitution.

  5. 25. sij

    The Commonwealth of Virginia chartered the University of Virginia in 1819.

  6. 21. sij

    Happy 262nd birthday to Ethan Allen, leader of the Green Mountain Boys and a founder of the State of Vermont.

  7. 20. sij

    in 1801, in the waning days of his presidency, John Adams appointed John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the United States. Adams would later say of this decision, "my gift of John Marshall to the people of the United States was the proudest act of my life."

  8. 16. sij

    The 18th Amendment was ratified in 1919. It banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol and would later become the only amendment to be repealed:

  9. 11. sij

    Happy birthday to Alexander , who was born in Nevis, a forgotten spot in the Caribbean, in 1755 (though the exact year has been in dispute).

  10. 4. sij

    King's College was founded in 1754; following the Treaty of Paris, it was rechristened Columbia College. John Jay and Alexander Hamilton numbered among the most prominent alumni prior to its transformation.

  11. 3. sij

    Continental forces triumphed at Princeton in 1777. A notable American casualty was General Hugh Mercer. In 1799, New York City's Clermont Street was renamed after him; the Mercer legacy was secure.

  12. 1. sij

    in 1863, at the start of a momentous year, Abraham Lincoln officially issued the Emancipation Proclamation:

  13. Owing to differences with President Jackson and an open South Carolina Senate seat, John Calhoun became the first person to resign the vice presidency in 1832:

  14. in 1776, George Washington and the Continental Army completed a daring crossing of the Delaware on Christmas Night.

  15. in 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed in modern-day Belgium, ending the War of 1812.

  16. Considered father of American religious freedom, Roger Williams was born in 1603.

  17. The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773. Resulting acts of Parliament aimed at punishing the citizens of Massachusetts accelerated the march to war.

  18. Happy Bill of Rights Day! Virginia became the 11th state to ratify Amendments I-X in 1791.

  19. "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen": George Washington died in 1799.

  20. Panelists Jack Rakove, Linda R. Monk, John D. Bessler and David O. Stewart being introduced by our director

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