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On This Day…..
Boston Tea Party…… December 16, 1773…… American Colonists, some disguised as Indians, dump 350 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This was done in defiance of the British Tea Act of 1773. Even though the Tea Act effectively lowered the cost of tea to the colonists and was used to pay salaries of colonial officials,…
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Bill of Rights…… December 15, 1791……. The Bill of Rights is ratified, providing the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They provided guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are…
This Weekend In History…..
World War II – Final Solution…… December 12, 1941……. Adolf Hitler announces the imminent liquidation of the Jewish race during a Reich Chancellery meeting with the highest ranking officials of the Nazi Party present. This marked a turning point when the Nazis went from propaganda and intimidation to extermination. Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels wrote in his diary…
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World War II – Italy and Germany Declare War Against the U.S.……. December 11, 1941……. Italy and Germany declare war against the U.S., with Adolf Hitler declaring, “After victory has been achieved, Germany, Italy, and Japan will continue in closest co-operation with a view to establishing a new and just order.” In return, the U.S. declared war against…