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Defend America on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:48:29 PM
July 28,
1868
14th Amendment adopted
Following
its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the
14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all
its privileges, is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=5214
July 28,
1945
U.S. Senate approves United Nations charter
In
a ringing declaration indicating that America's pre-World War II
isolation was truly at an end, the U.S. Senate approves the charter
establishing the United Nations. In the years to come, the United
Nations would be the scene of some of the most memorable Cold War
confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2742
1998 - Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution
to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with
U.S. President Clinton.