1787 New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the US Constitution

12/18/2021 Nativegrl77

*Page one of the original copy of the Constitution of the United States*

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12/16/2021 Nativegrl77

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1945 – Elmer Rice – Dream Girl

12/14/2021 Nativegrl77

1945 Elmer Rice‘s play “Dream Girl” premieres in NYC

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1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

12/13/2021 Nativegrl77

A line of Minutemen being fired upon by British troops in the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts.

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December 13th is the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s General Court, the colony’s militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony.