The first Congress of the United States approved 12
amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and sent them
to the states for ratification.

The amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were
designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens,
guaranteeing the freedom of speech, press, assembly,
and exercise of religion; the right to fair legal procedure
and to bear arms; and that powers not delegated to the
federal government were reserved for the states and
the people.

Influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689, the Bill
of Rights was also drawn from Virginia’s Declaration of
Rights, drafted by George Mason in 1776.

First page of an original copy of the twelve proposed
articles of amendment, as passed by Congress.

Devils Tower in 1890.

He called the “lofty and isolated rock” a “natural wonder.”

Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt Jr.
(October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919)

Devils Tower today draws more than half a million visitors
a year.

                    
CAMILLE BOHANNON

On September 23, 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as a team of bank
robbers in the Old West, premiered in New York City.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004)

Charles was a singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as
one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and
was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius."