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November 22, 1787

November 22, 1787

Debates on the Legislative Branch

December 31, 1787

Federal Farmer 7

December 31, 1787

January 5, 1788

Federal Farmer 11

January 10, 1788

Protest of The Germantown Mennonites Against Slavery

February 18, 1688

An act concerning Servants and Slaves

October 31, 1705

1773

Draft of The Declaration of Independence

July 2, 1776 July 3, 1776 July 4, 1776

Envisioning an African American Regiment

February 2, 1778

Commonwealth v. Nathaniel Jennison

April 1783

CC Day 2: Officers Elected

May 25, 1787

Declaration of Independence

April 7, 1776

An American Story

December 31, 2025

The Battle between the Marines and Pachucos

June 9, 1943

Articles of Incorporation of the Supreme Council of the Mexican-American Movement

December 19, 1945

Eulogy for Rufino Contreras

February 10, 1979

Neutrality Act of 1935

August 31, 1935

A Senator Defends the First Neutrality Act

December 31, 1935

President Roosevelt Defends Lend-Lease

December 17, 1940

Arsenal of Democracy Fireside Chat

December 29, 1940

Annual Message to Congress (1941): The Four Freedoms

January 6, 1941

Gallup Polls January 1940-January 1941

January 31, 1941

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