Saturday, March 7, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020
On this day in 1857,
On this day in 1857, the Supreme Court denied freedom to Dred Scott on the premise that African Americans, whether free or slaves, were and could not be citizens of the United States. Scott had claimed he should be considered free because of time he spent in various free states and territories, including the Wisconsin Territory. There were two dissenting justices, one being John McLean, a Jackson Democrat, who in 1860 lost the Republican nomination for president to Abraham Lincoln.
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Supreme Court Issues Dred Scott Decision Holds African Americans Cannot Be Citizens
On this day in 1857, the Supreme Court denied freedom to Dred Scott on the premise that African Americans, whether free or slaves, were and could not be citizens of the United States. Scott had claimed he should be considered free because of time he spent in various free states and territories, including the Wisconsin Territory. There were two dissenting justices, one being John McLean, a Jackson Democrat, who in 1860 lost the Republican nomination for president to Abraham Lincoln.
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On this day in 1836,
"Remember the Alamo"
The Alamo falls to Mexican forces
David Bowie killed. His mother says "I'll bet he didn't have any wounds in his back."
Thursday, March 5, 2020
On this day in 1946,
"This is not the liberated Europe we fought for."
Churchill Delivers "Iron Curtain" Speech
Cold War with Soviet Union Begins
"This is not the liberated Europe we fought for."
"I never lost faith in our darkest hour. I will not lose faith now."
Video of speech
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
On this day in 1933,
FDR Sworn In After Landslide Victory
“The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself”
Blasts Greedy “Money Changers” - Promises “New Deal” For American People
Very grainy video of speech
On this day in 1868,
Grant, The Introvert, Sworn In As President
Gives Unusually Short Inaugural Address
Promises To Enforce Laws Equally For All
Endorses 15th Am. Giving Blacks The Right To Vote
Supports Citizenship For Native Americans
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| Photo by Mathew Brady |
On this day in 1861,
Lincoln Sworn In As President
Promises Seceded Southern States He Will Not Interfere With Slavery Because It Is Protected Under the Constitution
But Says Union Might Invade South If It Refuses to Pay Tariffs
On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president after seven southern states had seceded. As part of his inaugural address, in an effort to reconcile with the seceded states, Lincoln pledged not to interfere with the institution of slavery where it already existed, believing slavery where it existed was protected under the Constitution. Lincoln also promised that the Union would not use force against the seceded states except to protect federal property or to collect federal tariff revenues.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
On this day in 1919,
Supreme Court
holds citizens have fewer civil liberties
during wartime
Otherwise protected free speech can be a crime
Oliver Wendell Holmes famously says: "You cannot yell fire in a crowded theater"
A Hip Hughes History video summary
On this day in 1863,
Lincoln Orders Draft
Deadly Race Riots Follow in NYC
120 Killed
Worst civil/racial insurrection other than Civil War
A Hip Hughes History video summary
On this day in 1863, as the North was running out of volunteers to fight on behalf of the Union, Congress authorized the draft of male citizens and aliens intending to become citizens between the ages of 20 and 45 who could not buy their way out of service by paying $300 or find a substitute. The draft act set off protests throughout the North, the worst of which occurred in New York City where the protests turned into a race riot, with white rioters, predominantly Irish immigrants, attacking blacks throughout the city. The military could not afford to send forces to regain control of the City until after about 120 people were killed, and public buildings, black churches, homes of abolitionists and blacks, were burned down. 43 regiments were later positioned outside the City to protect against more rioting, including Union troops sent over from Gettysburg. Aside from the Civil War itself, the riots remain the largest civil and racial insurrection in American history.
Monday, March 2, 2020
On this day in 1877, the biggest presidential election mess ever and a major turning point in U.S. history:
Rutherford Hayes
Wins Deadlocked Presidential Election
Deal Ends Reconstruction - Allows Jim Crow To Begin
A Hip Hughes History Video Summary
On this day in 1877, the Democrat Party conceded the hotly contested presidential election of 1876 to the Republicans in exchange for the complete withdrawal of federal troops from the South. This was the effective end of Reconstruction and led to Democrat majorities in all Southern states, the disenfranchisement of blacks, and the passage of Jim Crow Laws which segregated blacks from whites in public facilities in the South for approximately the next 90 years.
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