September 23rd, 1789

John Rogers, American Continental Congressman (born in 1723) dies on September 23, 1789.

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Events around September 23, 1789

September 25th, 1789EventThe U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment, the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights. Only the Bill of Rights were ratified at the time, while the other two were proposed by James Madison but not ratifiedied in In 1992, the Congressional Compensation Amendment was ratified as the 27th amendment to the Constitution.

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