Week of Events
On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech took place during the March on Washington
On this day in 1963, the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech took place on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The gathering served as a response to racial discrimination and recent violent attacks on civil rights leaders. The March came about as a combination of two planned […]
On this day – 1st Lady Lucy Hayes was born
On August 28, 1831, First Lady Lucy Hayes was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Lucy was an extremely popular First Lady and was admired for her care for veterans, orphans, and the poor. Though she’s well-known for her nickname “Lemonade Lucy” 🍋🍋🍋 (a reference to the no-alcohol policy of the Hayes White House), Hayes was much […]
On this day in 1632, English philosopher John Locke was born in Wrington, England
On this day in 1632, English philosopher John Locke was born in Wrington, England. His ideas of liberalism, natural law, and positive government were influential on the American founders and their formulations of proper government and its purpose. Thomas Jefferson likely referred to Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. 📝📝📝 Did you know? We […]
National Beach Day!
August 30 is National Beach Day! 🏖🏊♂️🍹 America’s first public beach wasn’t established until 1896. Revere Beach, in Massachusetts near Boston, is still open to the public today and is honored as a National Historic Landmark. Did you know? The most popular beaches in America include Huntington Beach (in southern California), Panama City Beach (in […]
Christendom: The Morality of Original Meaning
On August 30, 2022, the Tocqueville Forum at Christendom College will be hosting a lecture and seminar on "The Morality of Original Meaning" with Professor J. Joel Alicea (Catholic University of America): Alicea will be discussing the morality of original meaning, emphasizing the importance of consent or authorization in the context of classical legal thought. […]
On this day in 1752, the Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
On this day in 1752, the Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At first, the Liberty Bell had little to do with American independence. The Pennsylvania Assembly commissioned the bell to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of William Penn’s 1701 Charter of Privileges (Pennsylvania’s original constitution). Did you know? The Liberty Bell has a long history […]
On this day – 1st Female Telephone Operator began working
On September 1, 1878, teenaged Emma Nutt became the world’s first female telephone operator as she began work at Boston’s Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company. ☎🎙🎧 Hired by Alexander Graham Bell himself, Nutt didn’t just break norms, but ushered in an entirely new era. By the end of the 1880s, nearly every telephone operator was […]
On this day in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally ending the Revolutionary War
On this day in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally ending the Revolutionary War. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 Though we often remember the Battle of Yorktown (1781) as the effective end of the war in the colonies, it wasn’t for two more years that the war would be officially ended and the United States […]
University of Nebraska-Omaha: The Constitution Viewed From Without – The Security Dilemma and the Constitution of 1787
University of Nebraska-Omaha: The Constitution Viewed From Without – The Security Dilemma and the Constitution of 1787
On August 31, 2022, the Constitutional Studies Forum at the University of Nebraska-Omaha will be hosting a public lecture with Michael Kochin (Tel Aviv University) on "The Constitution Viewed From Without: The Security Dilemma and the Constitution of 1787." Wednesday, August 31, 2022 • 1:00 PM CDT CPACS 132 • University of Nebraska-Omaha The event […]