On this day in 1781, the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution, became the official law of the land. It didn’t last a decade, however, for several reasons. The Second Continental ...

On Jan. 30, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were adopted by Maryland, the last of the 13 original states. In 1933 Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany. In 1948 Indian leader Mohandas ...

On March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation came into effect after Maryland became the thirteenth and final state to ratify them. As the first constitution for the new nation, The Articles ...

On March 1, 1781, the 13 states ratified the Articles of Confederation. This was our nation’s first constitution, which prevailed until the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789.

When John Hanson was selected as the first president under the Articles of Confederation in November 1781, George Washington acknowledged the importance of the position. In a letter to Hanson ...

In November 1777, the Continental Congress sent its final draft of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union to the states for ratification. There were holdouts, but by March 1781 ...

But there's another moment in American history that makes for a better comparison to Europe today: the 1781 signing of the Articles of Confederation. There's something comforting about turning to ...

On Jan. 30, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were adopted by Maryland, the last of the 13 states. In 1882, Franklin Roosevelt, the 32d president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park ...

This week I discuss the Articles of Confederation, America’s first constitution. It entered into effect on March 1, 1781, after Maryland became the thirteenth and final colony to ratify it.