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1239-06-15 20:58:28

The Magna Carta


1297-01-01 20:58:28

1297 Magna Carta.


1645-01-01 21:06:06

One vote changed everything

One vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England.

1775-10-01 00:00:00

Magna Carta - Inspiration for Americans


1776-01-01 21:06:06

Americans almost spoke German.

One vote gave America the English language instead of German.

1787-01-01 20:58:28

White Male Property Owners can vote

The passage of the U.S. Constitution giving white male property owners age 21 and over the right to vote.

1788-01-01 11:58:10

Electoral College established


1789-01-01 09:11:15

First US president elected

The U.S. elects George Washington as its first President.

1789-01-01 15:34:59

First US election

Ratification of the U.S. Constitution; first elections held

1791-11-01 09:20:21

First Presidential Sex Scandal

In 1791, Hamilton became involved in an affair with Maria Reynolds. When rumors began spreading after his retirement, Hamilton published a confession of his affair, shocking his family and supporters by not merely confessing but also by inexplicably narrating the affair at an unexpected level of detail. This public revelation damaged Hamilton's reputation for the rest of his life.

1801-01-01 17:24:32

Nineteenth Century Voting Change

Voting changes from voice to written in the nineteenth century.

1841-10-01 16:25:02

Dorr Rebellion

Thomas Dorr created a convention to frame a new constitution granting the right to vote to all white men with one year of residency

1845-01-01 04:23:19

Official election day Declared

The second Tuesday after the first Monday in November was declared Election Day by federal law in 1845.

1850-01-01 09:11:15

voting literacy laws


1854-01-01 03:02:27

Single vote stops women's suffrage


1855-01-01 15:34:59

Voting for begins African-Americans

Blacks can vote in only 5 states.

1855-06-10 03:26:02

The Mississippi Plan

Mississippi created new ways to keep African Americans from voting by creating residency requirements, poll taxes, literacy tests, property requirements, long registration procedures, and laws disenfranchising voters for minor criminal offenses.

1861-01-01 03:02:27

Confederate States elect a President

Jefferson Davis is elected President of the Confederate States of America.

1861-04-12 07:58:33

Civil War

At the end of the Civil War slavery was abolished and voting rights were redefined.

1868-07-09 03:02:27

Fourteenth Amendment

The 14th Amendment defines what it is to be a citizen in the United States.

1868-11-01 09:20:21

One Vote Away from Impeachment

One vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, was one of the most dramatic events in the political life of the United States during Reconstruction, and the first impeachment in history of a sitting United States president. Johnson was impeached for his efforts to undermine Congressional policy; he was acquitted by one vote.

1870-01-01 22:13:11

Utah Women's Suffrage Movement


1870-02-03 03:02:27

Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibited denying citizens the right to voted based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery).

1871-01-01 03:02:27

Washington Woman Suffrage Association formed


1875-01-01 21:06:06

France Monarchy to Republic

One vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic.

1876-01-01 03:02:27

Black voters denied in the south

Black voters in the South denied participation.

1876-01-01 21:06:06

President Looses Popular Vote But Wins Election

A Congressional commission decision on Electoral Votes awarded Rutherford B. Hayes the Presidency of the United States of America.

1882-05-06 03:02:27

Chinese Exclusion Act

Excluded Chinese Americans denied citizenship and voting rights.

1889-01-01 15:34:59

Wyoming allows women to vote

Wyoming allows women full voting rights

1890-01-01 03:02:27

Indian Naturalization Act

Granted Native Americans citizenship by applying for the status.

1893-01-01 22:13:11

New Zealand women vote

New Zealand women receive the right to vote.

1896-11-01 19:50:25

Utah's First Presidential Election

Utah votes for the first time in the US presidential election. Utah voted Democrat. Utah was allotted 3 electoral votes.

1902-11-01 00:13:26

Australian Women Can Vote


1912-11-01 19:50:25

Utah Receives a 4th Electoral Vote

Utah votes with a 4th electoral vote in the presidential election.

1917-01-01 22:13:11

Canadian women vote

Canadian women receive the right to vote.

1920-01-01 19:57:25

Vote by Mail Available in California

California first allowed vote-by-mail voting in 1920.

1920-08-18 03:02:27

Nineteenth Amendment

Gave women all American women the right to vote.

1923-11-08 21:06:06

Nazi Party Leadership

One vote gave Adolf Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party.

1924-06-02 03:02:27

The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

Granted full citizenship to Native Americans. Excluding those born before the effective date (1924) or if they were born outside the U.S.

1928-01-01 22:13:11

UK and Irish women vote

Women in the United Kingdom and Ireland receive the right to vote.

1932-11-01 19:50:25

Utah Votes Democrat, More than Once!

Utahans voted for Democrat Franklin Roosevelt four times (1932 through 1944) and for his successor Harry S. Truman in 1948.

1941-01-01 00:00:00

FDR and the Magna Carta


1941-01-01 21:06:06

Selective Service Saved

One vote saved the Selective Service - just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked.

1943-12-17 03:02:27

Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act

With the repeal of the exclusion act Chinese immigrant obtained the right to citizenship and voting.

1944-01-01 22:13:11

French women vote

Women in France receive the right to vote.

1946-02-01 03:02:27

Filipino Naturalization Act

Granted citizenship to Filipinos who arrived after March 1943.

1947-03-19 12:13:54

Utah Vocational Schools

Utah legislature appropriated money to establish vocational school in Utah schools districts.

1948-01-01 17:10:58

Salt Lake Area Vocational School

Steps were taken by the Utah legislature to establish the Salt Lake Area Vocational School. The Utah legislature appropriated funds for the school's first year of operation.

1948-11-02 06:11:08

Biggest Presidential Upset in American History

The United States presidential election of 1948 was the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction (with or without public opinion polls) indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Both parties had severe ideological splits, with the far left and far right of the Democratic Party running third-party campaigns. Truman's surprise victory was the fifth consecutive presidential win for the Democratic Party.

1949-01-01 17:24:32

Vocational Schools Lose Funding

Utah Governor J. Bracken Lee cut funding for the Salt Lake Area Vocational School, leaving school President Gunderson to search for funding. This lasted for two years.


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