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Feb. 3, 1913: 16th Amendment ratified: socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/gov...
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Feb. 3, 1913: 16th Amendment ratified: socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/gov...
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#OnThisDay in 1870, the 15th Amendment is ratified, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
Explore the early drafts and debates that led to the passage and ratification of this amendment: https://ow.ly/XZK450Y6A13
Explore the early drafts and debates that led to the passage and ratification of this amendment: https://ow.ly/XZK450Y6A13
15th Amendment | Constitution Center
The 15th Amendment banned racial discrimination in voting. In 1869, Congress debated several drafts—some of which provided more extensive protections. Even as each house passed broader proposals, Congress settled on language that only focused on voter discrimination based on race. The 15th Amendment…
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February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1870, the 15th Amendment is ratified, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
Explore the early drafts and debates that led to the passage and ratification of this amendment: https://ow.ly/XZK450Y6A13
Explore the early drafts and debates that led to the passage and ratification of this amendment: https://ow.ly/XZK450Y6A13
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#OnThisDay in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, and the United States acquires 55% of Mexico’s territory for $15 million.
Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/eoqx50Y6zVM
Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/eoqx50Y6zVM
On this day, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed | Constitution Center
On February 2, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico without President James K. Polk’s knowledge. The United States acquired about 55 percent of Mexico’s territory for $15 million.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, and the United States acquires 55% of Mexico’s territory for $15 million.
Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/eoqx50Y6zVM
Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/eoqx50Y6zVM
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Happy Black History Month! This year marks the 100th anniversary of celebrating the contributions of Black Americans and was inaugurated by Carter G Woodson in 1926.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Happy Black History Month! This year marks the 100th anniversary of celebrating the contributions of Black Americans and was inaugurated by Carter G Woodson in 1926.
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The Holocaust is one of the most horrific crimes against humanity. It took the lives of approximately 6 million Jews, 1.5 million of whom lived in the territory of present-day Ukraine. As well as millions of people from other groups that the Nazi regime deemed "unworthy of life."
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Holocaust is one of the most horrific crimes against humanity. It took the lives of approximately 6 million Jews, 1.5 million of whom lived in the territory of present-day Ukraine. As well as millions of people from other groups that the Nazi regime deemed "unworthy of life."
As the author of a civics book, yes I agree…
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 AM
As the author of a civics book, yes I agree…
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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from all of us at The Constitutional Walking Tour.
Pictured is King in Philadelphia in 1965 fighting against racism and inequality just as he did throughout his life and across this country.
#mlk #Philadelphia #martinlutherking #mlkday #martinlutherkingday
Pictured is King in Philadelphia in 1965 fighting against racism and inequality just as he did throughout his life and across this country.
#mlk #Philadelphia #martinlutherking #mlkday #martinlutherkingday
January 19, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from all of us at The Constitutional Walking Tour.
Pictured is King in Philadelphia in 1965 fighting against racism and inequality just as he did throughout his life and across this country.
#mlk #Philadelphia #martinlutherking #mlkday #martinlutherkingday
Pictured is King in Philadelphia in 1965 fighting against racism and inequality just as he did throughout his life and across this country.
#mlk #Philadelphia #martinlutherking #mlkday #martinlutherkingday
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Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" just turned 250. Hear Julie Silverbrook reflect on its legacy and present implications for @allofitwnyc.bsky.social @wnyc.org.
Listen now: https://ow.ly/wnlW50XZFTk
Listen now: https://ow.ly/wnlW50XZFTk
The 250th Anniversary of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' | All Of It | WNYC
250 years ago tomorrow, a relatively unknown colonist swept up in revolutionary fever, Thomas Paine, wrote and published a pamphlet called Common Sense, criticizing King George III of...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" just turned 250. Hear Julie Silverbrook reflect on its legacy and present implications for @allofitwnyc.bsky.social @wnyc.org.
Listen now: https://ow.ly/wnlW50XZFTk
Listen now: https://ow.ly/wnlW50XZFTk
Good read - thanks! (from a fellow North Carolinian- and WCU graduate… btw read this article about the monks this morning - have been following with great interest & find them inspiring elejrnl.com?p=4239973
Can those Buddhist Monks Heal our Wounded Nation? | elephant journal
There is something about these simple nineteen souls walking barefoot through the winter days on their “Walk for Peace” that has touched all of us deep in our hearts.
elejrnl.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Good read - thanks! (from a fellow North Carolinian- and WCU graduate… btw read this article about the monks this morning - have been following with great interest & find them inspiring elejrnl.com?p=4239973
Trying to “take Greenland” is a middle finger to the "greatest generation "- their sacrifices & patriotism, who fought against this sort of thing & gave us a safer world. That's most of our parents & grandparents...
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Trying to “take Greenland” is a middle finger to the "greatest generation "- their sacrifices & patriotism, who fought against this sort of thing & gave us a safer world. That's most of our parents & grandparents...
Another article @ Billionaires push for Greenland (search Billionaires Greenland) #keepbillionairehandsoffGreenland
#GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies
www.popsci.com/technology/b...
#GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies
www.popsci.com/technology/b...
Billionaires dream of building utopian techno-city in Greenland
The 'freedom city' is the latest effort to create stateless cities with minimal corporate regulation.
www.popsci.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Another article @ Billionaires push for Greenland (search Billionaires Greenland) #keepbillionairehandsoffGreenland
#GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies
www.popsci.com/technology/b...
#GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies
www.popsci.com/technology/b...
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#OnThisDay in 1784, the Continental Congress barely meets a deadline to ratify the Treaty of Paris, which officially ends the Revolutionary War.
Read more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/rEXS50XSCo0
Read more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/rEXS50XSCo0
On this day, Congress beats deadline to end Revolutionary War | Constitution Center
On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress barely met a deadline to ratify the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1784, the Continental Congress barely meets a deadline to ratify the Treaty of Paris, which officially ends the Revolutionary War.
Read more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/rEXS50XSCo0
Read more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/rEXS50XSCo0
#keepbillionairehandsoffGreenland
#GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
#GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland
Trump’s fixation on filching the island territory from Denmark may seem like the demented ravings of a mad king. But to a cohort of plutocrat weirdos, it makes perfect sense.
newrepublic.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Don’t hear this talked @ much (can search & find articles) but Billionaires pushing to get Greenland.. the heck with that.. #keepbillionairehandsoffGreenland #GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies www.popsci.com/technology/b...
Billionaires dream of building utopian techno-city in Greenland
The 'freedom city' is the latest effort to create stateless cities with minimal corporate regulation.
www.popsci.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don’t hear this talked @ much (can search & find articles) but Billionaires pushing to get Greenland.. the heck with that.. #keepbillionairehandsoffGreenland #GreenlandandDenmarkarevaluedallies www.popsci.com/technology/b...
They’re giving the middle finger to the “Greatest Generation”- their sacrifices, patriotism & all they did… for democracy & giving us a safer world~ that’s most of our parents & grandparents. How dare they…
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
They’re giving the middle finger to the “Greatest Generation”- their sacrifices, patriotism & all they did… for democracy & giving us a safer world~ that’s most of our parents & grandparents. How dare they…
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On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation took effect in the United States 📜🇺🇸.
It declared millions of enslaved people free and reshaped the moral direction of the nation.
A reminder that real change sometimes begins with a single date — but takes generations to unfold.
It declared millions of enslaved people free and reshaped the moral direction of the nation.
A reminder that real change sometimes begins with a single date — but takes generations to unfold.
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM
On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation took effect in the United States 📜🇺🇸.
It declared millions of enslaved people free and reshaped the moral direction of the nation.
A reminder that real change sometimes begins with a single date — but takes generations to unfold.
It declared millions of enslaved people free and reshaped the moral direction of the nation.
A reminder that real change sometimes begins with a single date — but takes generations to unfold.
Wishing all a Happy New Year ! May the new year be everything you wish for and more… First daylight scene in the new year, Asheville, NC 2026 #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Wishing all a Happy New Year ! May the new year be everything you wish for and more… First daylight scene in the new year, Asheville, NC 2026 #HappyNewYear
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December 30, 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
December 30, 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
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On this date in 1853, the United States acquired nearly 30,000 square miles of northern Mexican territory with the signing of the Gadsden Purchase.
December 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On this date in 1853, the United States acquired nearly 30,000 square miles of northern Mexican territory with the signing of the Gadsden Purchase.
Wishing all a Merry Christmas ! May you be surrounded by peace, love & all that is good...
And safe travels wherever you are...
And safe travels wherever you are...
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wishing all a Merry Christmas ! May you be surrounded by peace, love & all that is good...
And safe travels wherever you are...
And safe travels wherever you are...
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Just returned home to the North Pole after two exhausting days in my sleigh
I need a nap, before the Christmas celebration begins
Just wanted to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas
I need a nap, before the Christmas celebration begins
Just wanted to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just returned home to the North Pole after two exhausting days in my sleigh
I need a nap, before the Christmas celebration begins
Just wanted to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas
I need a nap, before the Christmas celebration begins
Just wanted to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas
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It’s Christmas Eve. Santa and his reindeers are ready to fly across the world. Want to watch?
For 70yrs 1000 volunteers at NORAD track his every move and put it onlne here:
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/
Or call 877-446-6723
Magical. And fun.
#usa #goodvibes #wednesday #humor
For 70yrs 1000 volunteers at NORAD track his every move and put it onlne here:
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/
Or call 877-446-6723
Magical. And fun.
#usa #goodvibes #wednesday #humor
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It’s Christmas Eve. Santa and his reindeers are ready to fly across the world. Want to watch?
For 70yrs 1000 volunteers at NORAD track his every move and put it onlne here:
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/
Or call 877-446-6723
Magical. And fun.
#usa #goodvibes #wednesday #humor
For 70yrs 1000 volunteers at NORAD track his every move and put it onlne here:
https://www.noradsanta.org/en/
Or call 877-446-6723
Magical. And fun.
#usa #goodvibes #wednesday #humor
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How did NORAD start tracking Santa? By accident!
NORAD Santa Tracker: 70-year-old tradition started with wrong number
How did NORAD start tracking Santa? By accident!
www.kktv.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How did NORAD start tracking Santa? By accident!
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Did you know the chocolate chip cookie that we know and love is less than 100 years old? The Library of Congress has a copy of the book in which the very first chocolate chip cookie recipe appeared, "Ruth Wakefield's Toll House Tried and True Recipes." blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams...
December 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Did you know the chocolate chip cookie that we know and love is less than 100 years old? The Library of Congress has a copy of the book in which the very first chocolate chip cookie recipe appeared, "Ruth Wakefield's Toll House Tried and True Recipes." blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams...