July 10th, 1941: The Massacre in Jedwabne

July 10th, 1941: The Massacre in Jedwabne

The Jedwabne Pogrom was a massacre of Polish Jews that took place in the town of Jedwabne, Poland, during the early stages of the Holocaust.  Details of the Jedwabne Pogrom massacre that took place on July 10, 1941, are gory but an important part of history. For...
July 9, 1868 – The 14th Amendment is Ratified

July 9, 1868 – The 14th Amendment is Ratified

The 14th Amendment, ratified on July 9, 1868, granted citizenship to all persons naturalized in the United States and provided complete legal protection for all citizens. The Confederate states bitterly contested the 14th Amendment because it gave the right to...
Hawaii Becomes U.S. Territory

Hawaii Becomes U.S. Territory

Today in history, on July 7, 1898, Congress passed a joint resolution incorporating Hawaii as a territory of the United States. It was the finale of a decades-long effort to dismantle the island nation’s monarchy, and this was President William McKinley’s...