16 November 1798
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1798 - The Kentucky state legislature passed the first resolution authored by Thomas Jefferson to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts. This made Kentucky the first state to nullify an act of Congress.
Other Years:
- 1864 - Federal General W.T. Sherman and his troops began their infamous "March to the Sea" campaign of war crimes against civilians and the wholesale devastation of private property in Georgia.
- 1907 - Indian Territory became Oklahoma, the 46th U.S. state.
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