Events with tag - Legal History

February 1, 1692

Salem Witch Trials

A dark period in colonial American history where mass hysteria led to the execution of 20 people and imprisonment of over 150 individuals accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.

September 24, 1789

US Supreme Court Establishment

The United States Supreme Court was established by Article III of the Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1789, creating the nation's highest judicial authority with six justices led by Chief Justice John Jay.

December 15, 1791

Bill of Rights Ratification

The Bill of Rights was officially ratified on December 15, 1791, when Virginia became the tenth state to approve the amendments, establishing fundamental individual liberties and limitations on federal power in the United States Constitution.