The Eleventh Amendment protects states from prosecution in federal court by citizens of other states or countries. It was added to the Constitution in 1795, reversing a Supreme Court decision. The amendment prohibits federal court cases brought by US citizens or foreign nationals against American states, acknowledging each state’s sovereign immunity. The Stripping Doctrine allows […]
Lend-Lease bill signed by President Roosevelt (1941), blizzard of 1888 hits US, Gorbachev chosen to lead USSR (1985), Queen Anne vetoes Scottish Militia Bill (1708), McCartney knighted (1997), Roxy Theater opens (1927), Frankenstein published (1818), first British newspaper published (1702), COPS debuts on FOX (1989), Fleming dies (1955). President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease bill […]
Euro coins were minted in France in 1997, but didn’t enter circulation for five years. Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov in chess the same year. In 1934, a massive dust storm hit the US, dropping 350 million tons of silt on the Great Plains. BF Goodrich announced the invention of tubeless tires in 1947. The […]
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after almost 30 years. Pennsylvania Hospital, founded by Benjamin Franklin, admitted its first patients in 1752. Gerrymandering began in 1812 by Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry. The Meiji Constitution was adopted in Japan in 1889. Emma Goldman was arrested in 1916 for talking about contraception. Margaret Thatcher became […]
Insulin was first used to treat diabetes in 1922, transforming it from fatal to treatable. The Surgeon General issued the first warning on smoking in 1964, causing a decrease in consumption. The first recorded lottery was held in England in 1569. Milk was first delivered in bottles in 1878. Leon Trotsky was banished from Russia […]
ET movie released (1982), Committee of Five drafts Declaration of Independence (1776), Timothy McVeigh executed for Oklahoma City bombing (2001), US Congress recognizes Antonio Meucci as inventor of telephone (2002), US Supreme Court rules flag-burning is constitutional (1990), Alcatraz escape successful (1962), Supreme Court rules abortion is constitutional right (1986), Jeanette Rankin born, first female […]
UNICEF founded to aid children after WWII. Louis XVI indicted for treason. UN suspends relations with Spain under Franco. China joins WTO. Kyoto Protocol signed. Nitrous oxide used as dental anesthetic. First color movie shown in US. Bernie Madoff arrested for Ponzi scheme. Aurora Borealis displayed. Mohammed Ali’s last boxing match. UNICEF was established. (1946) […]
Apollo 7 launched with live TV broadcast (1968), DAR founded (1890), Theodore Roosevelt first US President to ride in airplane (1910), Kathryn Sullivan first American woman to walk in space (1984), US Navy’s first major battle fought (1776), Dow Jones hit highest point in US history (2007), Jimmy Carter awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2002), San […]
Einstein published his theory of relativity (1905), Truman relieved MacArthur of command (1951), Napoleon was exiled to Elba (1814), Iowa imposed the first state cigarette tax (1921), Lincoln made his last speech (1865), Buchenwald prisoners were liberated (1945), Civil Rights Act of 1968 was signed (1968), southern Ohio correctional facility rioted (1993), last death sentence […]
The Watts Riots in Los Angeles began in 1965 after a fight between police officers and a black man. It caused $81 million in damage, 40 deaths, and 34 injuries. Al Qaeda was founded in 1988, while Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run in 1929. The Mall of America opened in 1992, and the […]
Skylab crashed on Earth in 1979, causing debris to fall in the Indian Ocean and Western Australia. The world population exceeded 5 billion in 1987, and Babe Ruth made his pitching debut in 1914. US Vice President Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. Jean-Louis Pons discovered 37 comets in 1801, William […]
World War I ended with an armistice agreement signed by the Allies and Germany on 11/11/1918. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in the US in 1921. The first college fraternity in the US was founded in 1750. The first aircraft carrier strike in world history was launched by the UK in 1940. […]
The phrase “on the eleventh hour” refers to the last possible moment before problems or solutions can arise. It comes from a parable in the New Testament and is often used to describe procrastination, but can also refer to last-minute solutions or unexpected problems. The eleventh hour is the last possible moment when something can […]
