A balcony for the President
A month after the new national Government moved into New York City the Mayor of New York City wrote to Congress transmitting a resolution of the city’s Common...
A new flag
In 1776, the United States of America consisted of 13 states. With the addition of Vermont and Kentucky, there were 15 states by 1792, and the country needed to add...
Back on track!
This 1876 photograph illustrates the lack of progress toward completion of the Washington Monument. Begun on July 4, 1848, the monument was only 176 feet high in 1861...
Celebrating Washington’s Inaugural
This panel from the 1939 U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission commemorates the Inauguration of the first President of the United States, George Washington....
Completed! At last!
This 1884 photograph of the Washington Monument details the scaffolding needed during the placement of the aluminum capstone at the top. The monument was completed on...
Congratulations, Congress!
For nearly five years, Congress struggled to create a “Confederation of the United States.” When the Articles of Confederation were finally ratified on March 1,...
Constitution of the United States
The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. Because the...