Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting the right to vote to women, on this day in history, June 4, 1919 — sending the text of the amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment read, ...
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a progressive effort to enforce social reform via expanded federal power and popularly known as Prohibition, was ratified on this day in history, Jan. 16, ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Commission on History approved a plaque on a downtown corner marking a 1919 race riot that killed three black Charleston residents and left dozens injured. In ...
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On this day, Oct. 9, in 1919, the Chicago White Sox lost the deciding game of the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds after eight Sox teammates conspired to throw the games. New York gangster Arnold ...
This is an expedition history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of expeditions to set it in its historical context. If ...