They began to emerge with disputes over the ratification of the Constitution ... Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the Constitution, created such an oddly-shaped district in his Massachusetts ...

All but three of the delegates signed the document. Now it would be up to the states to ratify -- or reject -- the Constitution. Federalists such as Hamilton supported ratification. But Anti ...

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same. This laconic sentence, in the last and ...

NEW-ORLEANS, Thursday, March 21. The State Convention, to-day, after a lively debate, ratified the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States by a vote of 100 Ayes to 7 Nays. Advertisement ...

Members of the Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing.

This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally recognized as an independent and sovereign nation, or what is known as National ...