Amelia Earhart was among the guests at a 25th anniversary ceremony held December 17, 1928 in this state
He recalled that before an 1831 revolt, he had a vision of "white spirits & black spirits engaged in battle"
In 1847, a decade before making national news, he was the plaintiff in a Missouri case against Irene Emerson
The largest land deal in U.S. history was formalized in a building at this spot, now named for a military hero & president
Challenged in a courtroom that same year, 1925's Butler Act in Tennessee outlawed this activity & wasn't repealed until 1967
A participant in this 1773 event recalled, "Some of our numbers jumped into the hold... I never labored harder in my life"
On Sept. 30, 1788 William Maclay & Robert Morris, both of Pennsylvania, were chosen as the first 2 these
The April 26, 1906 edition of The Call, a newspaper in this city, reported on the heroic death of hoseman James O'Neil
On April 7, 1789 Charles Thomson & Sylvanus Bourne left New York City to tell these 2 men the results of a vote taken the day before
While performing in Philadelphia, the future father of this man sent a letter threatening to slit Andrew Jackson's throat
After statesman & banker Robert Morris turned down a job offer from George Washington, this man took the job
At Harpers Ferry, John Brown & his rebels were defeated by troops commanded by this man who 2 years later led a rebel army himself
One a Civil War hero & one a U.S. Senator, brothers with this last name were both considered for the 1884 Republican presidential nomination
On May 1, 1869 these 2 men met at the White House, 4 years & 3 weeks after a more historic meeting between them
The last survivor of this battle that started a war died in 1854 & more men marched at his funeral than fought with him
In 1899, a reunion of this alliterative squad took place, with thegovernor of New Yorkfittingly on horseback
Only 4 men have been both VP & president & served in both houses of Congress; 2 of them shared this last name
On Dec. 7, 1787 30 delegates at Battell's Tavern gathered & made history in what's now this state capital
"A stimulus to the courageous", the $25,000 Orteig Prize offer of 1919 resulted in his success 8 years later
In the 1690s its legislature referred to this place as "his Majesty's ancient colony and dominion"
It's the only odd-numbered year in which a U.S. presidential election has been held
Messrs. Gusenberg, Gusenberg, May, Weinshank, Clark, Heyer & Schwimmer famously died on this day in 1929
Congress has passed 11 of these: the first in 1812, the last in 1942
This state is known as the "Cockpit of the Revolution" for all the battles there, including a pivotal one in December 1776
This volunteer group was born in May 1898 near the bar in San Antonio's Menger Hotel; it existed for just 133 days
The day after the 15th Amendment took effect, Thomas Peterson became the 1st Afr. American to do this under its provisions
On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln authorized this govt. agency; its main job then was to protect against counterfeiting
He was the only member of the Warren Commission who would later face would-be assassins himself
History was made on December 1, 1955 when bus driver James Blake called the police & had this person arrested
It was the main cause of the 1803 jump in the national debt to $86.4 million
A 1924 law gave citizenship to all these members of what were called "domestic dependent nations"
He was the commanding Union general at Bentonville, site of the last major Confederate offensive
Henry Laurens, Thomas Mifflin & Richard Henry Lee were presidents of this body that only lasted for about 15 years
This legislative body first met on March 4, 1789 in New York City, but only 8 of its 22 members were present
For evading taxes on profits earned, former CIA agent Thomas Clines was the only one sent to prison over this scandal
In 1992 Nathan E. Cook, the last veteran of this war, died
Dating back to the Revolution, it's the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States
When Washington took office on April 30, 1789, it was the largest state in area, covering what is now 3 states
This president signed the bill to create a transcontinental railroad; he didn't live to see its completion
In 1939 this state finally finished paying off a $12.4-million debt to the state from which it had separated
In 1965 President Johnson flew to this state to sign the Medicare bill with a former president as witness
As minister to Mexico, he was authorized by President Pierce to buy border land for the railroads
Some attribute these 1692 proceedings to the psychotic effects of ergot poisoning
On May 29, 1765 Patrick Henry's Stamp Act protest was interrupted with this one word
This British monarch authorized the first English colony in North America
John Sevier, the only gov. of the self-proclaimed state of Franklin, later became the 1st gov. of this state
Appointed minister to Mexico in 1853, he was recalled in 1856
Laura Keene, who first came to the U.S. in the 1850s, was best known for her starring role in this play
Frank Harris' 1908 novel "The Bomb" deals with this 1886 U.S. incident
In 1919 he became the first General of the Armies of the U.S.