When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
179118th century · 1700s
The Bill of Rights is ratified.
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
1791
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Around the same time
- When was the US Constitution signed?1787
- When did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?1788
- When was the storming of the Bastille?1789
- When did George Washington become the first US president?1789
- When did Eli Whitney invent the cotton gin?1793
- When did Edward Jenner test the first vaccine, against smallpox?1796
- When was the Rosetta Stone found?1799
- When did Alessandro Volta invent the battery?1800
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