July 30 in American History
The Virginia House of Burgesses met for the first time at Jamestown — the first representative legislative body in what would become the United States, 157 years before independence. Self-government wasn't a Revolutionary War idea; colonists had been practicing it for generations.
In 1619: America's first elected assembly convenes. The Virginia House of Burgesses met for the first time at Jamestown — the first representative legislative body in what would become the United States, 157 years before independence.
The Virginia House of Burgesses met for the first time at Jamestown — the first representative legislative body in what would become the United States, 157 years before independence. Self-government wasn't a Revolutionary War idea; colonists had been practicing it for generations.
Yes — July 30 marks the anniversary of "In God We Trust", dating to 1956. Adopted as the official national motto of the United States.
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