On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed to the state legislatures twelve amendments that would enshrine American freedoms directly into the Constitution. Soon to be called the American Bill of Rights, ten were later ratified by the states and…
Read MoreOn September 24, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt made a historic proclamation that forever changed the way America conserves its natural beauty. On that day, the president declared Devil’s Tower, a stunning geological wonder located in northeastern Wyoming, to be the first national monument in…
Read MoreOn September 22, 1869, one of the most notorious figures in American history was born. Typhoid Mary, whose real name was Mary Mallon, was an infamous figure in the history of public health and epidemiology. Wired writes, “Mallon was in her teens when she came…
Read MoreOn September 22, 1827, a pivotal event occurred in the history of the Mormon Church that would shape its destiny. Joseph Smith, a young farmhand in upstate New York, claimed to have an extraordinary encounter. Smith said that an angel named Moroni appeared to…
Read MoreDuring September 1780, one of America’s earliest heroes turned traitor. Benedict Arnold’s treason stands as one of the most infamous acts of betrayal in American history, forever etched in the annals of the American Revolutionary War. Arnold, a prominent military leader in the Continental…
Read MoreOn September 20, 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands, looking to change the ocean-going world. This epic journey, which began in 1519 and concluded in 1522, marked the first successful…
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