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I’m not sure “transmits” is the right word here, but it was my understanding the states would not ratify the constitution at all without the bill of rights.

1789 George Washington transmits the proposed constitutional amendments, known as the United States Bill of Rights, to the states for ratification

Constitution was ratified in 1789 before the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791.  A number of states insisted on a Bill of Rights but went ahead and ratified the constitution with the promise of a Bill of Rights

1789 Washington proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day on November 26

1863 US President Abraham Lincoln designates the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

1872 Bloomingdale's department store opens in New York

1908 Pravda newspaper is founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev, and other Russian exiles in Vienna

1913 US federal income tax at 1% is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson - BASTARD

1920 American Pro Football Association (later the NFL) plays its first full round of games; Dayton Triangles beat Columbus Panhandles 14-0 in the first official game at Triangle Park, Dayton

1945 Elvis Presley performs publicly for the first time at the age of 10, singing "Old Shep" in a youth talent contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show in Tupelo, Mississippi; the contest is broadcast over WELO Radio, and he wins fifth prize: $5.00 in fair ride tickets

1954 "Father Knows Best" premieres

1955 "The Mickey Mouse Club" television series premieres

1964 NY Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 8-3 to clinch the Bronx Bombers' 5th consecutive AL pennant and 29th in the club's history(been losing big games ever since)

1974 39-year-old Frank Robinson becomes MLB's first African American manager when he signs as player-manager for the Cleveland Indians and agrees to a one-year contract estimated at $180,000

1989 Oakland Raiders promote 42-year-old Art Shell as the first African American to be an NFL head coach in modern times, taking over from Mike Shanahan

1990 Kansas City third baseman George Brett becomes the first in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades, in 1976, 1980, and 1990

1990 Reunification of East Germany and West Germany; the West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate at the stroke of midnight

1993 Cleveland Indians play their final MLB game at Cleveland Stadium, losing 4-0 to the Chicago White Sox(i was there)

1994 Gary Larson announces he is retiring from creating "The Far Side" cartoon - DAMN

1995 Former NFL running back, broadcaster, and actor O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California

2014 Blues guitarist and singer B.B. King performs his last live show at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois

2018 259 people have died taking selfies since 2011, according to a study in the "Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care"(thinning the herd)

2018 The most expensive whisky ever sold at auction is the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 for $1.1 million in Edinburgh, Scotland(doubt it would win a taste testing contest)

2021 MLB Cleveland wins its last game under the Indians name, defeating the Texas Rangers 6-0(at lkeast something went right)

2024 World's longest treasure hunt, based on 11 puzzles originally set by Max Valentin, comes to an end in France after 31 years with the discovery of a golden owl statuette