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Dred Scott and the Lock of 100 Keys
On March 6th, 1857, the US Supreme Court makes a fateful ruling on constitutional law in Dred Scott v. Sanford. It held “(Black Africans imported…
The Mystic Chords of Memory . . .
On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the still-adolescent United States. The plainly avuncular, litigating rail-splitter from Illinois…
The Miracle Work Begins
On March 3rd, 1887, Anne Sullivan arrives at the Keller family estate, Ivy Green, to begin teaching and training their blind, deaf and “dumb” daughter…
Abolition’s Advent
On this day in 1807, the US Congress passes an act to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction…
Duty and Deviance
Providing us a study in contrasts, on this day in 1961, Pres. John F. Kennedy signs Executive Order 10924, officially launching the Peace Corps. Concerned…
Animus in Consulendo Liber
On this day in 1994, in NATO’s first military action since its formation, U.S. fighter planes acting under United Nations sanction shoot down four Serbian…
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