On March 1, 1780, for instance, Pennsylvania’s state Legislature set a global precedent for how emancipations would pay reparations to slave owners and buttress the system of white property rule.
As early as 1780, Thomas Jefferson ... Despite the Cherokee people’s efforts, the Senate ratified the treaty on March 1, 1836, by a single vote, and President Andrew Jackson signed it into ...
Slaveowners were required to register their slaves by November 1, 1780, or they would be automatically emancipated. Domestic slaves of members of Congress, and slaves attending masters who visited ...
March 1 is often labeled the “Farmer Due Date.” It’s not a due date for tax returns, but it feels like one. Farmers who file by this date are not required to pay a tax estimate on Jan. 15 ...
For most of 1779 and 1780, Tye and his men terrorized his home county -- stealing cattle, freeing slaves, and capturing Patriots at will. On September 1, 1780, during the capture of a Patriot ...
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Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. Happy Wednesday, folks! We’re into March which, among other things, means that St. Patrick’s Day is only two and a half weeks away.
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In a sweeping effort to reduce overcrowding in Nigeria’s prison system, 12 state governors have granted clemency to more than ...
A pair of renewal levies on the ballot for Hillsdale Local Schools yielded a split result when all was said and done Tuesday night.