TERENCE P. JEFFREY: America’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation Was About The Constitution — And Not Everyone Liked It
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When the first Congress met at Federal Hall in New York City in 1789, there were three days in September that saw a telling sequence of events. On Thursday, Sept. 24 , the House of Representatives finalized the language…
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