Facts and trivia from American History
On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe proclaims the principles known as the Monroe Doctrine, “that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by European powers.”
On December 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln gives the State of the Union address to the 37th Congress.
On November 30, 1782, the British sign a preliminary agreement that recognizes American independence.
On November 25, 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas Texas.
On November 23, 1903, Colorado Governor James Peabody sends state militia to Cripple Creek to end the Western Federation of Miners Strike.
When miners complained that the imprisonment was a violation of their constitutional rights, one anti-union judge replied, “To hell with the Constitution; we’re not following the Constitution!”
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina becomes to 12th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
On November 20, 1945, Allied Forces started military tribunals to hold political and military leaders accountable for war crimes committed during World War II. They would later be known as the Nuremberg Trials.
On November 19, 1776, Congress pleads for the states to send more soldiers to serve in the Continental Army.
On November 18, 1861, the first provisional meeting of the Confederate Congress was held in Richmond, Virginia.
On November 17, 1777, Congress submits the Articles of Confederation to the 13 states for ratification.
