On December 15, 1791, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution became law. These amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were designed to protect the basic rights of American citizens. The Bill of Rights guaranteed freedom of speech, press, assembly, and exercise of religion. It also gave citizens the right to fair legal procedure and the right to bear arms. It stipulated that powers not delegated to the federal government would be reserved for the states and the people.
On December 16, 1773 a protest known as The Boston Tea Party took place in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. A group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The colonists were protesting the British law known as the "Tea Act of 1773," a law that lowered the tea tax for the East India Company, giving the company an unfair advantage over others. The tea that was on the three ships had come from the East India Company. The colonists demanded that it should be returned to England, but the governor refused. So, the colonists threw it overboard.
On December 17, 1903, the first successful airpline flight took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright were the builders of the aircraft, which was gasoline-powered and driven by a propeller. The plane stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its first flight. Orville was the pilot.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
On December 16, 1773 a protest known as The Boston Tea Party took place in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. A group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The colonists were protesting the British law known as the "Tea Act of 1773," a law that lowered the tea tax for the East India Company, giving the company an unfair advantage over others. The tea that was on the three ships had come from the East India Company. The colonists demanded that it should be returned to England, but the governor refused. So, the colonists threw it overboard.
On December 17, 1903, the first successful airpline flight took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright were the builders of the aircraft, which was gasoline-powered and driven by a propeller. The plane stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its first flight. Orville was the pilot.