Posts Tagged ‘George Washington’
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – 1789
Reading Time: 2 minutesGEORGE WASHINGTON’S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – 1789 The first President of the United States began a Presidential tradition of making a Thanksgiving proclamation, following those issued previously by the Continental Congress between 1777 and 1784. At the request of the House and Senate, and in celebration of the new U.S. Constitution, Washington on October 3, 1789,…
Read MoreHistory of the Midnight Justices: Who Appoints the Supreme Court?
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF THE MIDNIGHT JUSTICES: WHO APPOINTS THE SUPREME COURT In the news recently, you’ve seen the topic of “court-packing” related to the U.S. Supreme Court. But is this a new thing, and what does it mean? Court-packing involves one branch of the government proposing to change the courts’ structure by either expanding or decreasing…
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