The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it’s so rare.
— Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Today is Tuesday, February 6th, the 37th day of 2024. There are 329 days left in the year. It is Lame Duck Day, Pay a Compliment Day, Ronald Reagan Day, National Chopsticks Day, and International Frozen Yogurt Day.
On This Day
In 1778, the United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
In 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
In 1820, first 86 immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society departed New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
In 1899, the Treaty of Paris, signed to end to Spanish-American War, was ratified by the U.S. Senate.
In 1919, the American Legion was founded.
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