26 October 1795
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1795 - Pinckney's Treaty between Spain & US is signed, establishing southern boundary of US & giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi.
Other Years:
1749 - The Georgia Colony reversed an earlier law and ruled slavery legal.
1774 - The First Continental Congress adjourned its session in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1810 - The U.S. annexed the Republic of West Florida.
1911 - Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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