This date in history

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1775​

The Bill of Rights is ratified in Congress.

 

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1775​

The Bill of Rights is ratified in Congress.

You sure about that?

 

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You sure about that?

that's what the site I pinched it off of said

 

[wader]

although - that doen't seem right - we declared our independence in 1776(?)

 

[wader]

yup - History was wrong & I should have picked that up

1791

Once the Bill of Rights was ratified by three-fourths of the states in 1791, it became part of the law of the land, and there was no legal need for any further ratifications.

Ratifying the Bill of Rights . . . in 1939 | National Archives​

 

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Volkswagen celebrates the 75th anniversary of Beetle production

Volkswagen is celebrating the 75th anniversary of one of the most important dates in its history. Against all odds, it launched series production of the Type 1 — which we know as the Beetle — on December 27, 1945. Prior to that date, the factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, and the Beetle both faced...

us.yahoo.com

All told, 21,529,464 units were built during a 56-year run, a figure that's nothing short of exceptional when you consider that the first one looked an awful lot like the last one. Volkswagen made thousands of changes to the car, but it never altered the basic design or tweaked the mechanical layout.

Happy 75th, Beetle!

 

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1170​

Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Henry II.

 

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1839​

Photography pioneer Louis Daguerre takes the first photograph of the moon.
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And here it is:

 

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1477​

Swiss troops defeat the forces under Charles the Bold of Burgundy at the Battle of Nancy.
(sounds like something Monty Python should have included in the Search for the Holy Grail )

1914​

Henry Ford astounds the world as he announces that he will pay a minimum wage of $5 a day and will share with employees $10 million in the previous year's profits.

 

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1477​

Swiss troops defeat the forces under Charles the Bold of Burgundy at the Battle of Nancy.
(sounds like something Monty Python should have included in the Search for the Holy Grail )

1914​

Henry Ford astounds the world as he announces that he will pay a minimum wage of $5 a day and will share with employees $10 million in the previous year's profits.

Just read that in today’s paper

 

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1811​

An uprising of over 400 slaves is put down in New Orleans. Sixty-six blacks are killed and their heads are strung up along the roads of the city.

 

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