Politics
Birth of Walter Lippmann
Journalist Walter Lippmann was born on September 23, 1889, in New York City, New York.
Happy Birthday Nathanael Greene
Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene was born on August 7 (July 27 by the Old Style calendar), 1742, in Potowomut (Warwick), Rhode Island.
Death of Brien McMahon
Connecticut senator and chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Brien McMahon died on July 28, 1952, in Washington, DC.
Burr–Hamilton Duel
On July 11, 1804, former US secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded in a duel with sitting Vice President Aaron Burr.
Death of O. Henry
On June 5, 1910, American author O. Henry died in New York City.
South Carolina Admitted to the Union
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the Constitution, making it America’s eighth state.
Maryland Becomes Seventh U.S. State
On April 28, 1788, Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the US Constitution, an act that admitted it as America’s seventh state.
Happy Birthday Shirley Temple
Beloved child star and diplomat Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California.
Founding of the Pan American Union
On April 14, 1890, the United States and several Latin American countries created the Pan American Union to address matters of common interest.