#OTD in #history 1786, Shays’ Rebellion broke out in #Massachusetts. The unrest magnified the #UnitedStates’ failing economy, which Europe saw as proof that she would fail. Reformers, though, saw it as impetus to improve the #USA government—ultimately leading to the #Constitution

#OTD in #history 1786, Shays’ Rebellion broke out in #Massachusetts. The unrest magnified the #UnitedStates’ failing economy, which Europe saw as proof that she would fail. Reformers, though, saw it as impetus to improve the #USA government—ultimately leading to the #Constitution

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#OTD in 1963, #MLK gave one of the great speeches in #history, sharing his “dream” with 250k Americans of differing races. They “have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom”

#OTD in #history 1908, LBJ was born. Reasons for his rise to—& exit from—the #WhiteHouse were tragic. But as #POTUS, he lobbied #Congress for landmark #CivilRights bills & Medicare & Medicaid. His escalation in Vietnam, though, divided the #USA, leading him not to seek reelection

#OTD in 1791, the 1st steamboat patents were issued by the #UnitedStates government, a year after #Congress passed the Patent Act. It marked the 1st time in #history that steam power was harnessed for water transportation—later spurring the #USA’s economic and western expansion.

#OTD in 2012, Congressional Gold Medal recipient—Neil Armstrong—passed. The 1st man to walk on the moon was raised 60 miles from where the Wright Brothers made #history. It’s “the nature of the human being to face challenges,” he said. “It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul”

#OTD in 1814, the British stormed #WashingtonDC, setting ablaze the #UnitedStates Capitol. A rainstorm, however, saved it from complete destruction. It was—perhaps—an omen: numerous times in our #history, American #democracy has appeared vulnerable. Yet every time, it’s endured.

#OTD in #history 1785, Oliver Hazard Perry was born. His triumph for the #USNavy at the Battle of Lake Erie ensured #USA control of the Great Lakes in the War of 1812. He thus earned a Congressional Gold Medal for meeting his promise—“If a victory is to be gained, I will gain it”

#OTD in #history 1978, #Congress passed the DC Voting Rights Amendment. It would’ve given #WashingtonDC representation in Congress, the Electoral College, & the #Constitution’s amendment process. But it had a 7-year deadline for ratification & wasn’t approved by 3/4 of the states

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#OTD in 1858, the Lincoln-Douglas debates began in #Illinois. Lincoln opposed slavery’s expansion while Sen. Douglas thought settlers should decide. Douglas won the race. But the 21 hours of debate—some of the best rhetoric in #USA #history —put Lincoln on path to the #WhiteHouse

#OTD in #history, 1866, #POTUS Johnson officially announced the end of the Civil War. His address to a #WashingtonDC crowd claimed: “insurrection is at an end & that peace, order, tranquility, & civil authority now exist in & throughout the whole of the #UnitedStates of #America”

#OTD in 1848, the East Coast learned of gold in #California. It led to the largest migration in #USA #history, decline in the Native population, advances in technology, and #Congress expediting California statehood. In the end, least impactful of the gold rush was the gold itself

#OTD in 1920, the 19th Amendment—granting universal women’s suffrage—was ratified. The deciding vote was cast by the youngest Member of the #Tennessee Statehouse. In his pocket sat his mom’s letter that read: “don’t keep them in doubt.” In fact, #history had rarely been more sure

#OTD in 1786, Davy Crockett was born in #Tennessee. Even before he died defending the Alamo, his life became something of a legend. But the Congressman wished “the world to understand my true #history, and how I worked along to rise from a canebrake to my present station in life”

#OTD in #history, 1841, #POTUS Tyler vetoed a bill to re-establish the 2nd #UnitedStates Bank. It was created to bolster our economy; but debated over #Congress’ authority to do so. In fact, not until the 20th century did the #USA finally accept the need for the Federal Reserve.

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#OTD in #history 1914, the #PanamaCanal opened. The Spanish-American War sparked fear of attack on the #USA East Coast. But when a #USNavy battleship took 2 months to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic, #Congress took action—authorizing purchase of a canal project in #Panama

#OTD in #history, 1935, the #SocialSecurity Act became law—helping Americans avoid poverty in old age. #POTUS FDR argued: If “our #Constitution tells us” Government is to “‘promote the general welfare,’ it is our plain duty to provide for that security upon which welfare depends”

#OTD in #history 1792, King Louis was arrested by French Revolutionaries. A decade prior he helped the #USA win independence—inspiring notions of liberty & equality. Now his own subjects charged him as an enemy of the people for suppressing those very values. It cost him his life

#OTD in #history, 1898, the #UnitedStates annexed #Hawaii. After outbreak of the Spanish-American War, #POTUS McKinley cited the need for a Pacific position. When Congress agreed, Hawaii became a #USA territory. Six decades later, it became the last state admitted to the Union.

#OTD in #history 1919, Andrew Carnegie passed away. To many he was a robber baron—a union buster and focus of a Senate anti-trust investigation. But to others, the embodiment of the #AmericanDream: born in Scotland in a 1-room house, in the #USA he became the richest in the world

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