by Matilda Cruz | Jul 9, 2023 | History
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...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 8, 2023 | Uncategorized, History
On July 4th, 1776, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence. Later, on July 8th, it would be read out to the public simultaneously at noon from three different locations. The Declaration of Independence was officially released a year after the American...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 7, 2023 | History
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...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 6, 2023 | History
Today in history, on July 6, 1747, John Paul Jones was born in Scotland. His birth name was John Paul; he added “Jones” around 1773, a couple of years before becoming a world-renowned naval captain. Jones was living in America when the Revolutionary War...
by Matilda Cruz | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
The second Continental Congress, on July 5, 1775, adopted the Olive Branch petition. Congress would subsequently sign the petition three days later, on July 8. This petition aimed to avoid further war between Great Britain and the 13 colonies that made up...
