The current Constitution of Mexico, the first such document in the world to set out social rights, was adopted by the Constitutional Congress.
This Monday will be a historic Constitution Day for Mexico indeed.
Category Archives: History
One Hundred and Forty Seven Years Ago Today …
This appeared in Harper’s Weekly:
It was the first time the US Democratic Party was symbolized with a donkey. (And it just seems fitting to point this out today.)
One Hundred and Eighty-One Years Ago Today …
The US national debt reached zero for the first and only time in its history.
American readers, dwell on this! Then challenge your incoming President to keep one of the few great promises he made and cut government costs (and, hopefully at the same time, national debt).
Eighty Nine Years Ago Today …
The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York, New York to London. Timeline of the Telephone
That’s right … the transatlantic calling we’ve been taking for granted since we were born is a relatively new thing, with the first call taking place 7 March 1926 and the first commercial service being offered a mere 89 years ago today.
Twenty Score and Sixteen Years Ago Today …
… the British East India Company, which would grow in size until it accounted for half of the world’s trade, was chartered. While it hasn’t been in existence for 142 years, it made Britain a trading superpower and with the other East India Companies (Dutch, Portuguese), basically defined global trade for centuries.
The wikipedia article alone is a fascinating read, and links to many more resources for those who want a historical trade understanding.
What do you think LOLCat?
LOLCat, technically, as they were chartered, they weren’t pirates.
LOLCat seems to disagree …