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is an interactive timeline of events marking more than 200 years of our constitutional history. These events tell the evolving story of our Constitution and the role it continues to play in our lives. See headlines, hear debates, explore maps and graphs. (National Constitution Center)
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The Magna Carta was granted by England's King John on June 15, 1215. It established that there are laws even the king must obey -- an idea we've come to call "the rule of law." |
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Andrew Jackson's first inauguration |
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