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Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote

1590: John White finds "Lost Colony" 1963: Meredith graduates from Ole Miss 1983: Hurricane Alicia hits Texas

Today in history:

On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.

Also on this date:

In 1590, John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony (in present-day North Carolina), returned to Roanoke after nearly three years abroad only to find the settlement deserted; the fate of the “Lost Colony” remains a mystery.

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Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution on April 28, 1788.

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🏡 🇺🇸 #UNDERCONTRACT! Remember that beautiful #ByrdPark #renovation that I posted last week?? Well, my #RVASeller had multiple offers to review & we are officially #pending! Congrats to the winning buyer! #Ratified #PendingRVA #UnderContractRVA #TeamRVA #RVAsRealtor #FromTheCitytoTheSuburbs #RVARealEstate #RVAHomes #RichmondRealEatate #RichmondRealtor #rvarealtor #RVARealtors #RVAExpert #RVAExperts #LongandFoster #LongandFosterRVA #RichmondVA (at Byrd Park)

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Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution on February 6, 1788.  

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Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788.  

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Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution  on April 28, 1788.

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Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution on February 6, 1788.

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South Carolina ratified the United States Constitution as the eighth American state on May 23, 1788.