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#OTD in #History 1888, Irving Berlin was born. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his song “God Bless America.” It continues to provide patriotism when needed most, like in #WW2, & on #September11, when #Congress spontaneously sung it on the steps of the #USA Capitol

#OTD in #History, 1906, Carl Schurz passed away. He was the 1st German-American Senator, dedicated his life to reform, and rejected “My country, right or wrong,” preferring “the watchword of true patriotism: ‘Our country—when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.’”

Join us this Thurs. for the next webinar in our Amendment Series, “Bootleggers and Gangsters: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.” Historian Garrett Peck joins us to provide exciting insight from his book, “Prohibition in Washington, DC: How Dry We Weren’t.” bit.ly/uk1ae

#OTD in #History 1918, the Sedition Act was passed. It banned in WW1 “abusive language” vs the #USA. Dissenters included Sen. La Follette: the US was “founded on the right of the people freely to discuss...in this Government the people are the rulers in war no less than in peace”

Today, #Congress unveiled a statue of #BillyGraham in the #USA Capitol. He was an ardent proponent of love & forgiveness, & an important voice during the #CivilRights Movement. His legacy stands taller than even his 7 ft statue. Here he meets the USCHS President & her family.

#OTD in #History 1756, England declared war on France in the 7 Years War. In America, it was fought by the likes of #GeorgeWashington. But after victory, England imposed taxes w/o representation; from then to 1775, #JohnAdams wrote, "The Revolution was in the minds of the people"

#OTD in #History, 1943, #WinstonChurchill addressed #Congress during #WW2. He was in the #USA to plan #DDay & promised US lawmakers #British support in the Pacific: for “singleness of purpose” vs the Axis Powers was essential “to the future of the world & to the destiny of man.”

#OTD in #History 1834, the Marquis de Lafayette passed away. The #RevWar hero recruited French troops, chased Benedict Arnold, fought at Yorktown—& in his own words—came to the #USA because “the moment I knew she was fighting for freedom I burnt with a desire of bleeding for her”

#OTD in #History, 1856, Sen. Charles Sumner of #Massachusetts was caned on the Senate floor by Southern Rep. Preston Brooks. But this response to Sumner’s anti-slavery speech only served his point, that to defend its cause, the Slave Power was willing to “degrade the Republic.”

#OTD in #History, 1937, John D. Rockefeller died. He & other magnates forced businesses to “sell or perish,” leading the government to launch a trust-busting campaign aided by #Congress' Anti-Trust Act. Even so, Rockefeller became the 1st billionaire & a renowned philanthropist.

#OTD in #History 1844, Samuel Morse sent the 1st modern telegraph message from the #USCapitol to #Baltimore: “What Hath God Wrought.” The invention was, a lawmaker said, “a Miraculous triumph of Science” as messages that once took days & months were delivered in seconds & minutes

Yesterday, we held a symposium to commemorate the centennial of the Indian Citizenship Act. Experts discussed the #history & impact of the law, which declared as citizens all “Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States.” Watch video at shorturl.at/8yLG0

#OTD in #History 1787, the #ConstitutionalConvention began. Though approved by #Congress for the “express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation,” delegates—including Washington, Franklin, & Madison—ultimately drafted an entirely new #USConstitution that still remains.

#OTD in #History 1868, Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial ended. He was targeted by Republicans angered at his undermining of Reconstruction. But 7 #GOP Senators voted to acquit, feeling that #Congress overstepped itself "for the sake of getting rid of an Unacceptable President."

On #MemorialDay, we honor all Americans who died fighting for the #USA. Fallen soldiers, Rep. James Garfield said, “perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men & citizens. For love of country they accepted death…and made immortal their patriotism & their virtue."

#OTD in #History 1830, #AndrewJackson signed the Indian Removal Act, leading 10K to die from the #TrailofTears. A Senator had warned, “Let us beware how, by oppressive encroachments upon the sacred privileges of our Indian neighbors, we minister to the agonies of future remorse.”

#OTD in #History, 1787, the #Virginia Plan was introduced at the Constitutional Convention. Madison proposed proportional state representation in #Congress, spurring contentious debate. Ultimately, a compromise was reached: two chambers, one based on population, the other equal.

#OTD in #history, 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in #WashingtonDC. On #MemorialDay weekend, 50,000 Americans came to honor the man—#POTUS Harding said—who gave the #USA a “new birth of freedom,” earning #AbrahamLincoln “this lone white temple, a pantheon for him alone.”

#OTD in #history, 1944—#DDay—Allied air, sea & land forces stormed the beaches of #Normandy. The invasion was on 5 beach heads, led by the #USA's Gen. Eisenhower. On the battle's eve, he predicted: “The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!”

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