November & December 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is Bill of Rights Day which recognizes the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party which led to Independence Day on July 4, 1776. Sunday is Wright Brothers Day.
Bill of Rights Day (1791): December 15
The U.S. Constitution?s first 10 amendments focus on individual rights and were ratified on Dec. 15, 1791. Amendment I protects freedom of expression.
*Special Edition: America?s Independence*
250 Years Ago: The Boston Tea Party (1773): December 16
The Boston Tea Party in 1773 led to the Coercive Acts in 1774, the American Revolutionary War in 1775, and the Declaration of Independence in 1776..
Wright Brothers Day: December 17?
On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first flight for 12 seconds and flew 120 feet. On the fourth and final flight, his brother Wilbur flew 59 seconds and 852 feet.
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